Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Namibia
0.42 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Namibia rank
176th
Sierra Leone rank
174th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Namibia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.5 kilograms per hectare against 0.42 kilograms per hectare in Namibia, a difference of 0.08 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 201 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2062 kilograms per hectare | 0.0625 kilograms per hectare | 0.1437 kilograms per hectare | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.484 kilograms per hectare | 0.478 kilograms per hectare | 0.006 kilograms per hectare | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.2625 kilograms per hectare | 0.5 kilograms per hectare | 0.2375 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.5 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 Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.08 kilograms per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Namibia ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 174th 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.