Papua New Guinea vs Tunisia: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Papua New Guinea
33.58 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tunisia
28.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
124th
Tunisia rank
127th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tunisia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 33.58 kilograms per hectare against 28.55 kilograms per hectare in Tunisia, a difference of 5.03 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tunisia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 124th and Tunisia ranks 127th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9967 kilograms per hectare | 5.47 kilograms per hectare | 4.47 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 9.63 kilograms per hectare | 9.42 kilograms per hectare | 0.211 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 13.89 kilograms per hectare | 18.61 kilograms per hectare | 4.71 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 14.27 kilograms per hectare | 19.73 kilograms per hectare | 5.47 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 16.25 kilograms per hectare | 23.54 kilograms per hectare | 7.3 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 29.28 kilograms per hectare | 27.03 kilograms per hectare | 2.25 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 32.91 kilograms per hectare | 30.78 kilograms per hectare | 2.12 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Papua New Guinea or Tunisia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 33.58 kilograms per hectare against 28.55 kilograms per hectare in Tunisia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 5.03 kilograms per hectare, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tunisia rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 124th and Tunisia ranks 127th 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.