Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Sierra Leone
0.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Uganda
0.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
178th
Uganda rank
177th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.55 kilograms per hectare against 0.5 kilograms per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 178th and Uganda ranks 177th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 kilograms per hectare | 0.2833 kilograms per hectare | 0.7733 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.52 kilograms per hectare | 0.26 kilograms per hectare | 1.26 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.12 kilograms per hectare | 0.0214 kilograms per hectare | 1.1 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1 kilograms per hectare | 0.058 kilograms per hectare | 0.944 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.191 kilograms per hectare | 0.329 kilograms per hectare | 0.138 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.371 kilograms per hectare | 0.453 kilograms per hectare | 0.082 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.5 kilograms per hectare | 0.4975 kilograms per hectare | 0.0025 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, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.55 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 Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Sierra Leone ranks 178th and Uganda ranks 177th 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.