Cuba vs Eritrea: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cuba
1.48 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Eritrea
1.87 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cuba rank
184th
Eritrea rank
183rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cuba
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1.87 kilograms per hectare against 1.48 kilograms per hectare in Cuba, a difference of 0.39 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 184th and Eritrea ranks 183rd of 201 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.29 kilograms per hectare | 7.26 kilograms per hectare | 17.03 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2000s | 11.9 kilograms per hectare | 2.93 kilograms per hectare | 8.97 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2010s | 15.8 kilograms per hectare | 2.42 kilograms per hectare | 13.38 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2020s | 7.05 kilograms per hectare | 3.46 kilograms per hectare | 3.59 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cuba or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 1.87 kilograms per hectare against 1.48 kilograms per hectare in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cuba and Eritrea?
- 0.39 kilograms per hectare, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Eritrea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Eritrea rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cuba ranks 184th and Eritrea ranks 183rd 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.