What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Nigeria and Palau?

0.19 kilograms per hectare, with Palau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Palau?

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.

Nigeria vs Palau: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Nigeria

3.54 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Palau

3.73 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Nigeria rank

180th

Palau rank

179th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Nigeria
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 3.73 kilograms per hectare against 3.54 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.19 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Palau ahead.

Nigeria ranks 180th and Palau ranks 179th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Palau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.03 kilograms per hectare	15.74 kilograms per hectare	10.71 kilograms per hectare	Palau
2010s	10.2 kilograms per hectare	13.07 kilograms per hectare	2.87 kilograms per hectare	Palau
2020s	10.96 kilograms per hectare	3.73 kilograms per hectare	7.23 kilograms per hectare	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Nigeria or Palau?: Palau, at 3.73 kilograms per hectare against 3.54 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Nigeria and Palau?: 0.19 kilograms per hectare, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Palau?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Palau rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Nigeria ranks 180th and Palau ranks 179th 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.