Central African Republic vs Samoa: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Central African Republic
0.03 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Samoa
0.25 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
193rd
Samoa rank
191st
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Central African Republic
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.25 kilograms per hectare against 0.03 kilograms per hectare in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.22 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Samoa's figure about 8.3 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 193rd and Samoa ranks 191st of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.448 kilograms per hectare | 0.18 kilograms per hectare | 0.268 kilograms per hectare | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 0.665 kilograms per hectare | 1.29 kilograms per hectare | 0.63 kilograms per hectare | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0813 kilograms per hectare | 0.3213 kilograms per hectare | 0.24 kilograms per hectare | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0922 kilograms per hectare | 0.2622 kilograms per hectare | 0.17 kilograms per hectare | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.055 kilograms per hectare | 0.2625 kilograms per hectare | 0.2075 kilograms per hectare | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Central African Republic or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.25 kilograms per hectare against 0.03 kilograms per hectare in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Central African Republic and Samoa?
- 0.22 kilograms per hectare, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Samoa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Samoa rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Central African Republic ranks 193rd and Samoa ranks 191st 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.