Sierra Leone vs Tonga: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Sierra Leone
2.42 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tonga
2.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
187th
Tonga rank
184th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2.97 kilograms per hectare against 2.42 kilograms per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.55 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Tonga ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 184th of 201 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.77 kilograms per hectare | 3.78 kilograms per hectare | 1.01 kilograms per hectare | Tonga |
| 2000s | 1.02 kilograms per hectare | 1.59 kilograms per hectare | 0.57 kilograms per hectare | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.66 kilograms per hectare | 6.01 kilograms per hectare | 4.35 kilograms per hectare | Tonga |
| 2020s | 2.42 kilograms per hectare | 5.31 kilograms per hectare | 2.89 kilograms per hectare | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Sierra Leone or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 2.97 kilograms per hectare against 2.42 kilograms per hectare in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Sierra Leone and Tonga?
- 0.55 kilograms per hectare, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tonga?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tonga rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Sierra Leone ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 184th 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.