Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Sierra Leone
2.42 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Uganda
2.53 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
187th
Uganda rank
185th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.53 kilograms per hectare against 2.42 kilograms per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.11 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 187th and Uganda ranks 185th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 kilograms per hectare | 0.8233 kilograms per hectare | 0.6711 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 3.46 kilograms per hectare | 0.8244 kilograms per hectare | 2.63 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 3.58 kilograms per hectare | 0.085 kilograms per hectare | 3.5 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 3.06 kilograms per hectare | 0.237 kilograms per hectare | 2.82 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.873 kilograms per hectare | 1.11 kilograms per hectare | 0.241 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.66 kilograms per hectare | 1.67 kilograms per hectare | 0.016 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.42 kilograms per hectare | 2.05 kilograms per hectare | 0.3675 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.53 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 Uganda?
- 0.11 kilograms per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Sierra Leone ranks 187th and Uganda ranks 185th 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.
Individual pages
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.