How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Yemen?

27 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Congo vs Yemen: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Congo

1.54 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Yemen

1.67 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Congo rank

159th

Yemen rank

156th

Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Congo
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1.67 kilograms per hectare against 1.54 kilograms per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.13 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 156th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.2357 kilograms per hectare	0.2486 kilograms per hectare	0.0129 kilograms per hectare	Yemen
1980s	0.3333 kilograms per hectare	0.3 kilograms per hectare	0.0333 kilograms per hectare	Congo
1990s	1.33 kilograms per hectare	1.1 kilograms per hectare	0.225 kilograms per hectare	Congo
2000s	0.0333 kilograms per hectare	0.2567 kilograms per hectare	0.2233 kilograms per hectare	Yemen
2010s	0.4213 kilograms per hectare	1.58 kilograms per hectare	1.16 kilograms per hectare	Yemen
2020s	1.38 kilograms per hectare	1.45 kilograms per hectare	0.075 kilograms per hectare	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Congo or Yemen?: Yemen, at 1.67 kilograms per hectare against 1.54 kilograms per hectare in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Congo and Yemen?: 0.13 kilograms per hectare, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Yemen?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Congo and Yemen rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Congo ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 156th 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.