Niger vs Uganda: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Niger
0.46 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Uganda
1.28 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Niger rank
189th
Uganda rank
186th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Niger
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.28 kilograms per hectare against 0.46 kilograms per hectare in Niger, a difference of 0.82 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Uganda's figure about 2.8 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Uganda ahead.
Niger ranks 189th and Uganda ranks 186th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0117 kilograms per hectare | 0.4033 kilograms per hectare | 0.3917 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.0325 kilograms per hectare | 0.4875 kilograms per hectare | 0.455 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.1725 kilograms per hectare | 0.065 kilograms per hectare | 0.1075 kilograms per hectare | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.146 kilograms per hectare | 0.119 kilograms per hectare | 0.027 kilograms per hectare | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.22 kilograms per hectare | 0.581 kilograms per hectare | 0.361 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.498 kilograms per hectare | 0.876 kilograms per hectare | 0.378 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.3725 kilograms per hectare | 1 kilograms per hectare | 0.6325 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Niger or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.28 kilograms per hectare against 0.46 kilograms per hectare in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Niger and Uganda?
- 0.82 kilograms per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Uganda?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Uganda rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Niger ranks 189th and Uganda ranks 186th 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.