Cuba vs Libya: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cuba
1.02 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Libya
1.12 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cuba rank
163rd
Libya rank
160th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cuba
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.12 kilograms per hectare against 1.02 kilograms per hectare in Cuba, a difference of 0.1 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 163rd and Libya ranks 160th of 201 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.35 kilograms per hectare | 0.2589 kilograms per hectare | 39.09 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 1970s | 38.63 kilograms per hectare | 0.868 kilograms per hectare | 37.76 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 1980s | 60.94 kilograms per hectare | 0.98 kilograms per hectare | 59.96 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 1990s | 19.03 kilograms per hectare | 1.78 kilograms per hectare | 17.26 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2000s | 8.99 kilograms per hectare | 1.12 kilograms per hectare | 7.87 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2010s | 11.28 kilograms per hectare | 0.369 kilograms per hectare | 10.91 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2020s | 4.11 kilograms per hectare | 0.77 kilograms per hectare | 3.34 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cuba or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.12 kilograms per hectare against 1.02 kilograms per hectare in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cuba and Libya?
- 0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Libya rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cuba ranks 163rd and Libya ranks 160th 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 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.