What is the difference in fertilizer application rates over the long-run between Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia?

5.99 kilograms per hectare, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia?

13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Zambia: Fertilizer application rates over the long-run

Cote d'Ivoire

40.21 kilograms per hectare

in 2014

Zambia

46.2 kilograms per hectare

in 2014

Cote d'Ivoire rank

109th

Zambia rank

106th

Fertilizer application rates over the long-run over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 46.2 kilograms per hectare against 40.21 kilograms per hectare in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 5.99 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 109th and Zambia ranks 106th of 161 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23.21 kilograms per hectare	29.07 kilograms per hectare	5.87 kilograms per hectare	Zambia
2010s	30.66 kilograms per hectare	39.55 kilograms per hectare	8.89 kilograms per hectare	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer application rates over the long-run, Cote d'Ivoire or Zambia?: Zambia, at 46.2 kilograms per hectare against 40.21 kilograms per hectare in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2014.
What is the difference in fertilizer application rates over the long-run between Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia?: 5.99 kilograms per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia rank globally for fertilizer application rates over the long-run?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 109th and Zambia ranks 106th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization and Federico (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer application rates over the long-run. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fertilizer application rates over the long-run
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization and Federico (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 161 places, 2,103 data points, 1880–2014
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average fertilizer application rates for select countries over the long-run, measured in kilograms of nutrient per hectare of arable land.