Gambia vs Tanzania: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Gambia
15.33 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tanzania
18.01 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Gambia rank
149th
Tanzania rank
146th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Gambia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 18.01 kilograms per hectare against 15.33 kilograms per hectare in Gambia, a difference of 2.68 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Tanzania ahead.
Gambia ranks 149th and Tanzania ranks 146th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.48 kilograms per hectare | 1.15 kilograms per hectare | 1.33 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 1970s | 8.4 kilograms per hectare | 3.03 kilograms per hectare | 5.37 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 1980s | 12.92 kilograms per hectare | 3.87 kilograms per hectare | 9.05 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 1990s | 5.24 kilograms per hectare | 3.69 kilograms per hectare | 1.56 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 2000s | 7.43 kilograms per hectare | 3.94 kilograms per hectare | 3.5 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 2010s | 3.43 kilograms per hectare | 9.51 kilograms per hectare | 6.07 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 5.12 kilograms per hectare | 14.76 kilograms per hectare | 9.64 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Gambia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 18.01 kilograms per hectare against 15.33 kilograms per hectare in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Gambia and Tanzania?
- 2.68 kilograms per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Tanzania rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Gambia ranks 149th and Tanzania ranks 146th 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.