What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Namibia and Puerto Rico?

1.18 kilograms per hectare, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Puerto Rico?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Namibia vs Puerto Rico: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Namibia

26.66 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Puerto Rico

27.84 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Namibia rank

134th

Puerto Rico rank

131st

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Namibia
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 27.84 kilograms per hectare against 26.66 kilograms per hectare in Namibia, a difference of 1.18 kilograms per hectare.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 134th and Puerto Rico ranks 131st of 201 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.18 kilograms per hectare	25.57 kilograms per hectare	23.39 kilograms per hectare	Puerto Rico
2010s	17.13 kilograms per hectare	42.81 kilograms per hectare	25.69 kilograms per hectare	Puerto Rico
2020s	12.17 kilograms per hectare	33.08 kilograms per hectare	20.91 kilograms per hectare	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Namibia or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 27.84 kilograms per hectare against 26.66 kilograms per hectare in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Namibia and Puerto Rico?: 1.18 kilograms per hectare, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Puerto Rico?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Puerto Rico rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Namibia ranks 134th and Puerto Rico ranks 131st 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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Indicator: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.