Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cape Verde
0.33 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
181st
Sierra Leone rank
178th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cape Verde
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.5 kilograms per hectare against 0.33 kilograms per hectare in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.17 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 181st and Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.445 kilograms per hectare | 2.06 kilograms per hectare | 1.61 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.61 kilograms per hectare | 1.36 kilograms per hectare | 0.75 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.4575 kilograms per hectare | 0.2137 kilograms per hectare | 0.2438 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.422 kilograms per hectare | 0.371 kilograms per hectare | 0.051 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.4275 kilograms per hectare | 0.5 kilograms per hectare | 0.0725 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.5 kilograms per hectare against 0.33 kilograms per hectare in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 0.17 kilograms per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cape Verde ranks 181st and Sierra Leone ranks 178th 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.