Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Guinea
2.4 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.42 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guinea rank
188th
Sierra Leone rank
187th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.42 kilograms per hectare against 2.4 kilograms per hectare in Guinea, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 188th and Sierra Leone ranks 187th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8278 kilograms per hectare | 1.49 kilograms per hectare | 0.6667 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.58 kilograms per hectare | 3.63 kilograms per hectare | 3.05 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | 3.26 kilograms per hectare | 3.07 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.801 kilograms per hectare | 3.06 kilograms per hectare | 2.25 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.781 kilograms per hectare | 0.873 kilograms per hectare | 0.092 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.98 kilograms per hectare | 1.66 kilograms per hectare | 0.317 kilograms per hectare | Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.27 kilograms per hectare | 2.42 kilograms per hectare | 0.85 kilograms per hectare | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.42 kilograms per hectare against 2.4 kilograms per hectare in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Guinea ranks 188th 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.