Comoros vs Sierra Leone: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Comoros
0.64 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Comoros rank
175th
Sierra Leone rank
178th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Comoros
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 0.64 kilograms per hectare against 0.5 kilograms per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.14 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Comoros ranks 175th and Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.915 kilograms per hectare | 1.13 kilograms per hectare | 0.2133 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.231 kilograms per hectare | 0.191 kilograms per hectare | 0.04 kilograms per hectare | Comoros |
| 2010s | 0.071 kilograms per hectare | 0.371 kilograms per hectare | 0.3 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.765 kilograms per hectare | 0.5 kilograms per hectare | 0.265 kilograms per hectare | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Comoros or Sierra Leone?
- Comoros, at 0.64 kilograms per hectare against 0.5 kilograms per hectare in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Comoros and Sierra Leone?
- 0.14 kilograms per hectare, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sierra Leone?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Sierra Leone rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Comoros ranks 175th 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.