Guinea vs North Korea: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Guinea
0.02 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
North Korea
0 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guinea rank
185th
North Korea rank
187th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Guinea
- North Korea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.02 kilograms per hectare against 0 kilograms per hectare in North Korea, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Guinea ranks 185th and North Korea ranks 187th of 201 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.16 kilograms per hectare | 24.8 kilograms per hectare | 24.64 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.127 kilograms per hectare | 50.16 kilograms per hectare | 50.04 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.04 kilograms per hectare | 56.63 kilograms per hectare | 56.59 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.222 kilograms per hectare | 29.71 kilograms per hectare | 29.48 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.142 kilograms per hectare | 8.05 kilograms per hectare | 7.91 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.55 kilograms per hectare | 1.39 kilograms per hectare | 0.839 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.815 kilograms per hectare | 1.33 kilograms per hectare | 0.515 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Guinea or North Korea?
- Guinea, at 0.02 kilograms per hectare against 0 kilograms per hectare in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Guinea and North Korea?
- 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and North Korea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and North Korea rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Guinea ranks 185th and North Korea ranks 187th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.