Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Sierra Leone
0.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Uganda
0.7 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
174th
Uganda rank
171st
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.7 kilograms per hectare against 0.5 kilograms per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Uganda ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 174th and Uganda ranks 171st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.175 kilograms per hectare | 0.21 kilograms per hectare | 0.035 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.4488 kilograms per hectare | 0.1475 kilograms per hectare | 0.3013 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.29 kilograms per hectare | 0.0033 kilograms per hectare | 0.2867 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.04 kilograms per hectare | 0.0667 kilograms per hectare | 0.9756 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.07 kilograms per hectare | 0.204 kilograms per hectare | 0.134 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.478 kilograms per hectare | 0.345 kilograms per hectare | 0.133 kilograms per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.5 kilograms per hectare | 0.55 kilograms per hectare | 0.05 kilograms per hectare | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.7 kilograms per hectare against 0.5 kilograms per hectare in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 0.2 kilograms per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Sierra Leone ranks 174th and Uganda ranks 171st 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.