Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Eritrea
1.87 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.42 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Eritrea rank
190th
Sierra Leone rank
187th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.42 kilograms per hectare against 1.87 kilograms per hectare in Eritrea, a difference of 0.55 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Eritrea ranks 190th and Sierra Leone ranks 187th of 201 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.22 kilograms per hectare | 3.6 kilograms per hectare | 6.62 kilograms per hectare | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 5.02 kilograms per hectare | 0.9256 kilograms per hectare | 4.1 kilograms per hectare | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.44 kilograms per hectare | 1.66 kilograms per hectare | 0.783 kilograms per hectare | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.46 kilograms per hectare | 2.42 kilograms per hectare | 1.04 kilograms per hectare | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.42 kilograms per hectare against 1.87 kilograms per hectare in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.55 kilograms per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Eritrea ranks 190th and Sierra Leone ranks 187th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.