Cameroon vs Switzerland: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Cameroon
40,209 tonnes
in 2023
Switzerland
39,888 tonnes
in 2023
Cameroon rank
97th
Switzerland rank
98th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Cameroon
  • Switzerland
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 40,209 tonnes against 39,888 tonnes in Switzerland, a difference of 321 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Cameroon ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 98th of 201 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.