Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Afghanistan
1.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cameroon
1.72 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
153rd
Cameroon rank
155th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Afghanistan
- Cameroon
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.97 kilograms per hectare against 1.72 kilograms per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.25 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Cameroon ranks 155th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Cameroon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0689 kilograms per hectare | 0.14 kilograms per hectare | 0.0711 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.4 kilograms per hectare | 0.546 kilograms per hectare | 0.855 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.96 kilograms per hectare | 1.12 kilograms per hectare | 0.832 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.44 kilograms per hectare | 0.61 kilograms per hectare | 0.17 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.4988 kilograms per hectare | 1.22 kilograms per hectare | 0.725 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.19 kilograms per hectare | 1.57 kilograms per hectare | 0.385 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 1.92 kilograms per hectare | 1.9 kilograms per hectare | 0.015 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
- Afghanistan, at 1.97 kilograms per hectare against 1.72 kilograms per hectare in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 0.25 kilograms per hectare, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Cameroon ranks 155th 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 Phosphate 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 phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.