Gambia vs Syria: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Gambia
15.33 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Syria
14 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Gambia rank
149th
Syria rank
152nd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Gambia
- Syria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 15.33 kilograms per hectare against 14 kilograms per hectare in Syria, a difference of 1.33 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Syria ahead.
Gambia ranks 149th and Syria ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.48 kilograms per hectare | 3.63 kilograms per hectare | 1.15 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 1970s | 8.4 kilograms per hectare | 12.53 kilograms per hectare | 4.13 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 1980s | 12.92 kilograms per hectare | 37.26 kilograms per hectare | 24.34 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 1990s | 5.24 kilograms per hectare | 60.9 kilograms per hectare | 55.66 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 2000s | 7.43 kilograms per hectare | 65.03 kilograms per hectare | 57.6 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 2010s | 3.43 kilograms per hectare | 12.61 kilograms per hectare | 9.17 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 2020s | 5.12 kilograms per hectare | 6.96 kilograms per hectare | 1.83 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Gambia or Syria?
- Gambia, at 15.33 kilograms per hectare against 14 kilograms per hectare in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Gambia and Syria?
- 1.33 kilograms per hectare, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Syria?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Syria rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Gambia ranks 149th and Syria ranks 152nd 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.