Guinea-Bissau vs Yemen: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Guinea-Bissau
4.17 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Yemen
4.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
162nd
Yemen rank
160th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.55 kilograms per hectare against 4.17 kilograms per hectare in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.38 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Yemen ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd and Yemen ranks 160th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6617 kilograms per hectare | 3.64 kilograms per hectare | 2.98 kilograms per hectare | Yemen |
| 1980s | 1.16 kilograms per hectare | 8.85 kilograms per hectare | 7.69 kilograms per hectare | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.341 kilograms per hectare | 7.97 kilograms per hectare | 7.62 kilograms per hectare | Yemen |
| 2000s | 2.76 kilograms per hectare | 8.49 kilograms per hectare | 5.73 kilograms per hectare | Yemen |
| 2010s | 5.37 kilograms per hectare | 9.82 kilograms per hectare | 4.45 kilograms per hectare | Yemen |
| 2020s | 5.72 kilograms per hectare | 3.7 kilograms per hectare | 2.02 kilograms per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Guinea-Bissau or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.55 kilograms per hectare against 4.17 kilograms per hectare in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?
- 0.38 kilograms per hectare, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Yemen rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd and Yemen ranks 160th 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.