Cote d'Ivoire vs North Korea: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cote d'Ivoire
14.71 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
North Korea
13.23 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
150th
North Korea rank
153rd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- North Korea
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 14.71 kilograms per hectare against 13.23 kilograms per hectare in North Korea, a difference of 1.48 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 150th and North Korea ranks 153rd of 201 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.53 kilograms per hectare | 83.73 kilograms per hectare | 80.2 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 9.21 kilograms per hectare | 217.33 kilograms per hectare | 208.13 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 7.72 kilograms per hectare | 318.59 kilograms per hectare | 310.87 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 10.01 kilograms per hectare | 173.09 kilograms per hectare | 163.08 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 9.52 kilograms per hectare | 63.5 kilograms per hectare | 53.98 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 11.41 kilograms per hectare | 62.88 kilograms per hectare | 51.47 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 11.92 kilograms per hectare | 13.42 kilograms per hectare | 1.5 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cote d'Ivoire or North Korea?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 14.71 kilograms per hectare against 13.23 kilograms per hectare in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cote d'Ivoire and North Korea?
- 1.48 kilograms per hectare, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and North Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and North Korea rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 150th and North Korea ranks 153rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use of all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers) per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.