Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
0.033 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0343 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
159th
Sierra Leone rank
157th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0343 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0013 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 157th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0161 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0106 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0055 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.015 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0162 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0323 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0052 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.027 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.0275 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0107 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0167 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.0291 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0195 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0097 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.0365 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0343 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0021 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0343 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0013 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 157th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.