North Korea vs Samoa: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
North Korea
0 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Samoa
0.01 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
North Korea rank
187th
Samoa rank
186th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- North Korea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.01 kilograms per hectare against 0 kilograms per hectare in North Korea, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1978 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 186th of 201 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.56 kilograms per hectare | 0.35 kilograms per hectare | 55.21 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 53.7 kilograms per hectare | 1.29 kilograms per hectare | 52.4 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 4.72 kilograms per hectare | 0.315 kilograms per hectare | 4.4 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.47 kilograms per hectare | 0.2267 kilograms per hectare | 1.25 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.33 kilograms per hectare | 0.2425 kilograms per hectare | 1.09 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, North Korea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.01 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 North Korea and Samoa?
- 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Samoa rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- North Korea ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 186th 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.