Chad vs Guinea: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Chad
16,921 tonnes
in 2023
Guinea
17,034 tonnes
in 2023
Chad rank
119th
Guinea rank
118th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Chad
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 17,034 tonnes against 16,921 tonnes in Chad, a difference of 113 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Chad ranks 119th and Guinea ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 6 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 388 tonnes | 755.56 tonnes | 367.56 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1970s | 2,564 tonnes | 872.22 tonnes | 1,691 tonnes | Chad |
| 1980s | 2,090 tonnes | 288.56 tonnes | 1,801 tonnes | Chad |
| 1990s | 4,996 tonnes | 1,379 tonnes | 3,617 tonnes | Chad |
| 2000s | 6,868 tonnes | 1,831 tonnes | 5,037 tonnes | Chad |
| 2010s | 11,503 tonnes | 5,045 tonnes | 6,459 tonnes | Chad |
| 2020s | 15,840 tonnes | 12,244 tonnes | 3,596 tonnes | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Chad or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 17,034 tonnes against 16,921 tonnes in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Chad and Guinea?
- 113 tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Guinea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Guinea rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Chad ranks 119th 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.