What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Namibia?

0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Namibia?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 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 Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Namibia: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Cape Verde

0.48 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Namibia

0.42 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

175th

Namibia rank

176th

Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Cape Verde
Namibia

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.48 kilograms per hectare against 0.42 kilograms per hectare in Namibia, a difference of 0.06 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 175th and Namibia ranks 176th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4375 kilograms per hectare	0.2062 kilograms per hectare	0.2313 kilograms per hectare	Cape Verde
2010s	0.175 kilograms per hectare	0.484 kilograms per hectare	0.309 kilograms per hectare	Namibia
2020s	0.5925 kilograms per hectare	0.2625 kilograms per hectare	0.33 kilograms per hectare	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cape Verde or Namibia?: Cape Verde, at 0.48 kilograms per hectare against 0.42 kilograms per hectare in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Namibia?: 0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Namibia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Namibia rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Cape Verde ranks 175th and Namibia ranks 176th 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 Potash 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: Potash 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, 9,745 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.