Burundi vs Guyana: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Burundi
24.47 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guyana
27.43 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Burundi rank
35th
Guyana rank
32nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Burundi
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 27.43 kilograms per hectare against 24.47 kilograms per hectare in Burundi, a difference of 2.96 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Guyana ahead.
Burundi ranks 35th and Guyana ranks 32nd of 201 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 kilograms per hectare | 15.93 kilograms per hectare | 15.92 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 1970s | 0.149 kilograms per hectare | 24.66 kilograms per hectare | 24.51 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 1980s | 0.712 kilograms per hectare | 25.94 kilograms per hectare | 25.23 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 1990s | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | 11.99 kilograms per hectare | 10.65 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 2000s | 0.598 kilograms per hectare | 18.29 kilograms per hectare | 17.69 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.81 kilograms per hectare | 37.49 kilograms per hectare | 33.68 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 2020s | 16.59 kilograms per hectare | 24.2 kilograms per hectare | 7.62 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Burundi or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 27.43 kilograms per hectare against 24.47 kilograms per hectare in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Burundi and Guyana?
- 2.96 kilograms per hectare, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guyana?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Guyana rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Burundi ranks 35th and Guyana ranks 32nd 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.