How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Palau?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Cape Verde vs Palau: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Cape Verde

0.33 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Palau

0.12 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

181st

Palau rank

184th

Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Cape Verde
Palau

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.33 kilograms per hectare against 0.12 kilograms per hectare in Palau, a difference of 0.21 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.8 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Palau ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 181st and Palau ranks 184th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Palau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4575 kilograms per hectare	6.58 kilograms per hectare	6.12 kilograms per hectare	Palau
2010s	0.422 kilograms per hectare	1.98 kilograms per hectare	1.56 kilograms per hectare	Palau
2020s	0.4275 kilograms per hectare	0.12 kilograms per hectare	0.3075 kilograms per hectare	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cape Verde or Palau?: Cape Verde, at 0.33 kilograms per hectare against 0.12 kilograms per hectare in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Palau?: 0.21 kilograms per hectare, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Palau?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Palau rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Cape Verde ranks 181st and Palau ranks 184th 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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Indicator: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 9,965 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.