Guinea vs Senegal: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Guinea
2.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Senegal
2.11 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guinea rank
177th
Senegal rank
180th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Guinea
- Senegal
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.34 kilograms per hectare against 2.11 kilograms per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.23 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Guinea ranks 177th and Senegal ranks 180th of 201 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2411 kilograms per hectare | 1.08 kilograms per hectare | 0.8411 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.284 kilograms per hectare | 2.51 kilograms per hectare | 2.23 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.0889 kilograms per hectare | 2.14 kilograms per hectare | 2.06 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.413 kilograms per hectare | 2.97 kilograms per hectare | 2.56 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.52 kilograms per hectare | 3.74 kilograms per hectare | 3.22 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.9944 kilograms per hectare | 7.98 kilograms per hectare | 6.98 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.77 kilograms per hectare | 8.04 kilograms per hectare | 6.27 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, Guinea or Senegal?
- Guinea, at 2.34 kilograms per hectare against 2.11 kilograms per hectare in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Guinea and Senegal?
- 0.23 kilograms per hectare, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Senegal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Senegal rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Guinea ranks 177th 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.