Bolivia vs Guinea: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Bolivia
19,640 tonnes
in 2023
Guinea
17,034 tonnes
in 2023
Bolivia rank
115th
Guinea rank
118th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Bolivia
- Guinea
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 19,640 tonnes against 17,034 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 2,606 tonnes.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Bolivia ranks 115th and Guinea ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 769.89 tonnes | 755.56 tonnes | 14.33 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 2,156 tonnes | 895 tonnes | 1,261 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 2,879 tonnes | 288.56 tonnes | 2,590 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 3,219 tonnes | 1,379 tonnes | 1,841 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 8,717 tonnes | 1,831 tonnes | 6,886 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 20,198 tonnes | 5,045 tonnes | 15,154 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 21,490 tonnes | 12,244 tonnes | 9,246 tonnes | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Bolivia or Guinea?
- Bolivia, at 19,640 tonnes against 17,034 tonnes in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Bolivia and Guinea?
- 2,606 tonnes, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Guinea rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Bolivia ranks 115th 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.