Eritrea vs Senegal: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Eritrea
1.87 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Senegal
2.11 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Eritrea rank
183rd
Senegal rank
180th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Eritrea
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2.11 kilograms per hectare against 1.87 kilograms per hectare in Eritrea, a difference of 0.24 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Senegal ahead.
Eritrea ranks 183rd and Senegal ranks 180th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.26 kilograms per hectare | 3.09 kilograms per hectare | 4.17 kilograms per hectare | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.93 kilograms per hectare | 4.1 kilograms per hectare | 1.17 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2.52 kilograms per hectare | 7.98 kilograms per hectare | 5.45 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.46 kilograms per hectare | 8.04 kilograms per hectare | 4.58 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Eritrea or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 2.11 kilograms per hectare against 1.87 kilograms per hectare in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Eritrea and Senegal?
- 0.24 kilograms per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Senegal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Senegal rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Eritrea ranks 183rd and Senegal ranks 180th 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.