Belize vs Guinea: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Belize
16,770 tonnes
in 2023
Guinea
17,034 tonnes
in 2023
Belize rank
120th
Guinea rank
118th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Belize
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 17,034 tonnes against 16,770 tonnes in Belize, a difference of 264 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Belize ranks 120th and Guinea ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 421.11 tonnes | 755.56 tonnes | 334.44 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1970s | 666.2 tonnes | 895 tonnes | 228.8 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1980s | 1,155 tonnes | 288.56 tonnes | 866.44 tonnes | Belize |
| 1990s | 1,503 tonnes | 1,379 tonnes | 124.6 tonnes | Belize |
| 2000s | 5,726 tonnes | 1,831 tonnes | 3,895 tonnes | Belize |
| 2010s | 12,623 tonnes | 5,045 tonnes | 7,578 tonnes | Belize |
| 2020s | 14,286 tonnes | 12,244 tonnes | 2,042 tonnes | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Belize or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 17,034 tonnes against 16,770 tonnes in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Belize and Guinea?
- 264 tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Guinea rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Belize ranks 120th and Guinea ranks 118th of 202 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.