Djibouti vs Ghana: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Djibouti
21.98 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ghana
18.35 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Djibouti rank
141st
Ghana rank
144th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Djibouti
- Ghana
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 21.98 kilograms per hectare against 18.35 kilograms per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 3.63 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 141st and Ghana ranks 144th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 753 kilograms per hectare | 6.48 kilograms per hectare | 746.52 kilograms per hectare | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 125.5 kilograms per hectare | 4.08 kilograms per hectare | 121.42 kilograms per hectare | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 11.62 kilograms per hectare | 8.81 kilograms per hectare | 2.81 kilograms per hectare | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 18.43 kilograms per hectare | 17.34 kilograms per hectare | 1.09 kilograms per hectare | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 23.8 kilograms per hectare | 24.36 kilograms per hectare | 0.5575 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Djibouti or Ghana?
- Djibouti, at 21.98 kilograms per hectare against 18.35 kilograms per hectare in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Djibouti and Ghana?
- 3.63 kilograms per hectare, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ghana?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Ghana rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Djibouti ranks 141st and Ghana ranks 144th 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.