Congo vs Senegal: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Congo
4.93 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Senegal
5.3 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Congo rank
114th
Senegal rank
112th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Congo
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 5.3 kilograms per hectare against 4.93 kilograms per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.37 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Congo ranks 114th and Senegal ranks 112th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.68 kilograms per hectare | 1.12 kilograms per hectare | 1.56 kilograms per hectare | Congo |
| 1970s | 5.91 kilograms per hectare | 2.76 kilograms per hectare | 3.14 kilograms per hectare | Congo |
| 1980s | 2.14 kilograms per hectare | 2.01 kilograms per hectare | 0.123 kilograms per hectare | Congo |
| 1990s | 1.99 kilograms per hectare | 1.32 kilograms per hectare | 0.672 kilograms per hectare | Congo |
| 2000s | 1.42 kilograms per hectare | 1.57 kilograms per hectare | 0.15 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.02 kilograms per hectare | 3.11 kilograms per hectare | 2.09 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.79 kilograms per hectare | 3.99 kilograms per hectare | 0.205 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Congo or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 5.3 kilograms per hectare against 4.93 kilograms per hectare in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Congo and Senegal?
- 0.37 kilograms per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Senegal?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Senegal rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Congo ranks 114th and Senegal ranks 112th 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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About this data
Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.