Namibia vs Paraguay: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Namibia
25.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Paraguay
28.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Namibia rank
119th
Paraguay rank
116th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Namibia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 28.97 kilograms per hectare against 25.55 kilograms per hectare in Namibia, a difference of 3.42 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Paraguay ahead.
Namibia ranks 119th and Paraguay ranks 116th of 201 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.12 kilograms per hectare | 6.52 kilograms per hectare | 6.4 kilograms per hectare | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.42 kilograms per hectare | 12.74 kilograms per hectare | 11.32 kilograms per hectare | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 15.72 kilograms per hectare | 27.98 kilograms per hectare | 12.25 kilograms per hectare | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 11.67 kilograms per hectare | 30.01 kilograms per hectare | 18.34 kilograms per hectare | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Namibia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 28.97 kilograms per hectare against 25.55 kilograms per hectare in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Namibia and Paraguay?
- 3.42 kilograms per hectare, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Paraguay rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Namibia ranks 119th and Paraguay ranks 116th 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.