Cape Verde vs Chad: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cape Verde
2.47 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Chad
3.17 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
174th
Chad rank
171st
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cape Verde
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 3.17 kilograms per hectare against 2.47 kilograms per hectare in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.7 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Chad ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 174th and Chad ranks 171st of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Chad in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.67 kilograms per hectare | 1.07 kilograms per hectare | 0.5983 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 1.52 kilograms per hectare | 0.7325 kilograms per hectare | 0.7825 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 2.77 kilograms per hectare | 2.31 kilograms per hectare | 0.4567 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.21 kilograms per hectare | 1.79 kilograms per hectare | 0.411 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.18 kilograms per hectare | 2.27 kilograms per hectare | 0.096 kilograms per hectare | Chad |
| 2020s | 2.73 kilograms per hectare | 2.97 kilograms per hectare | 0.2425 kilograms per hectare | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cape Verde or Chad?
- Chad, at 3.17 kilograms per hectare against 2.47 kilograms per hectare in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Chad?
- 0.7 kilograms per hectare, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Chad?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Chad rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cape Verde ranks 174th and Chad ranks 171st 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 per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.