Guinea vs Uganda: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Guinea
2.4 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Uganda
2.53 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guinea rank
188th
Uganda rank
185th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.53 kilograms per hectare against 2.4 kilograms per hectare in Guinea, a difference of 0.13 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Guinea ranks 188th and Uganda ranks 185th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8278 kilograms per hectare | 0.8233 kilograms per hectare | 0.0044 kilograms per hectare | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.5678 kilograms per hectare | 0.8244 kilograms per hectare | 0.2567 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.1812 kilograms per hectare | 0.085 kilograms per hectare | 0.0962 kilograms per hectare | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.801 kilograms per hectare | 0.237 kilograms per hectare | 0.564 kilograms per hectare | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.781 kilograms per hectare | 1.11 kilograms per hectare | 0.333 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.98 kilograms per hectare | 1.67 kilograms per hectare | 0.301 kilograms per hectare | Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.27 kilograms per hectare | 2.05 kilograms per hectare | 1.22 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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.53 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 Uganda?
- 0.13 kilograms per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uganda?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Uganda rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Guinea ranks 188th and Uganda ranks 185th 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.