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

0.08 kilograms per hectare, with Cape Verde ahead.

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

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 Tonga: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Cape Verde

0.48 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Tonga

0.4 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

175th

Tonga rank

178th

Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Cape Verde
Tonga

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.48 kilograms per hectare against 0.4 kilograms per hectare in Tonga, a difference of 0.08 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 175th and Tonga ranks 178th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4375 kilograms per hectare	0.3225 kilograms per hectare	0.115 kilograms per hectare	Cape Verde
2010s	0.175 kilograms per hectare	2.19 kilograms per hectare	2.02 kilograms per hectare	Tonga
2020s	0.5925 kilograms per hectare	1.43 kilograms per hectare	0.8325 kilograms per hectare	Tonga

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 Tonga?: Cape Verde, at 0.48 kilograms per hectare against 0.4 kilograms per hectare in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Tonga?: 0.08 kilograms per hectare, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Tonga?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Tonga rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Cape Verde ranks 175th and Tonga ranks 178th 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.