Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Gabon or Yemen?

Yemen, at 6,610 tonnes against 5,539 tonnes in Gabon as of 2023.

What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Gabon and Yemen?

1,071 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Yemen?

52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.

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.

Gabon vs Yemen: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Gabon

5,539 tonnes

in 2023

Yemen

6,610 tonnes

in 2023

Gabon rank

139th

Yemen rank

138th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

Gabon
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 6,610 tonnes against 5,539 tonnes in Gabon, a difference of 1,071 tonnes.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Yemen ahead.

Gabon ranks 139th and Yemen ranks 138th of 201 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1970s	133.38 tonnes	4,306 tonnes	4,172 tonnes	Yemen
1980s	533.3 tonnes	13,980 tonnes	13,446 tonnes	Yemen
1990s	113.6 tonnes	13,256 tonnes	13,142 tonnes	Yemen
2000s	559.5 tonnes	13,399 tonnes	12,839 tonnes	Yemen
2010s	3,334 tonnes	14,493 tonnes	11,159 tonnes	Yemen
2020s	4,537 tonnes	5,371 tonnes	834 tonnes	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Gabon or Yemen?: Yemen, at 6,610 tonnes against 5,539 tonnes in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Gabon and Yemen?: 1,071 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Yemen?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Yemen rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?: Gabon ranks 139th and Yemen ranks 138th 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 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

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: 07 August 2026

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