Palestine vs Yemen: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Palestine
5,478 tonnes
in 2023
Yemen
6,610 tonnes
in 2023
Palestine rank
142nd
Yemen rank
139th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Palestine
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 6,610 tonnes against 5,478 tonnes in Palestine, a difference of 1,132 tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Yemen ahead.
Palestine ranks 142nd and Yemen ranks 139th of 202 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palestine averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palestine | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,914 tonnes | 12,886 tonnes | 3,972 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 6,909 tonnes | 14,493 tonnes | 7,583 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2020s | 6,327 tonnes | 5,371 tonnes | 956 tonnes | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Palestine or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 6,610 tonnes against 5,478 tonnes in Palestine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Palestine and Yemen?
- 1,132 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine and Yemen?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Palestine and Yemen rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Palestine ranks 142nd and Yemen ranks 139th 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.