Chile vs Guyana: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Chile
102.36 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guyana
108.43 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Chile rank
24th
Guyana rank
23rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Chile
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 108.43 kilograms per hectare against 102.36 kilograms per hectare in Chile, a difference of 6.07 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Chile ranks 24th and Guyana ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.98 kilograms per hectare | 51.43 kilograms per hectare | 45.45 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 1970s | 8.98 kilograms per hectare | 73.5 kilograms per hectare | 64.52 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 1980s | 22.46 kilograms per hectare | 81.47 kilograms per hectare | 59.01 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 1990s | 64.92 kilograms per hectare | 97.42 kilograms per hectare | 32.5 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 2000s | 93.79 kilograms per hectare | 88.68 kilograms per hectare | 5.11 kilograms per hectare | Chile |
| 2010s | 106.65 kilograms per hectare | 113.79 kilograms per hectare | 7.13 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 2020s | 99.78 kilograms per hectare | 128.62 kilograms per hectare | 28.84 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Chile or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 108.43 kilograms per hectare against 102.36 kilograms per hectare in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Chile and Guyana?
- 6.07 kilograms per hectare, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guyana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Guyana rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Chile ranks 24th and Guyana ranks 23rd 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.