Benin vs Tanzania: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Benin
13.17 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tanzania
12.12 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Benin rank
137th
Tanzania rank
140th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Tanzania
How they compare
Benin currently reports 13.17 kilograms per hectare against 12.12 kilograms per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 1.05 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Benin ranks 137th and Tanzania ranks 140th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3744 kilograms per hectare | 0.4422 kilograms per hectare | 0.0678 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1.01 kilograms per hectare | 1.61 kilograms per hectare | 0.602 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.4 kilograms per hectare | 2.53 kilograms per hectare | 1.13 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 5.97 kilograms per hectare | 2.45 kilograms per hectare | 3.52 kilograms per hectare | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.21 kilograms per hectare | 2.81 kilograms per hectare | 0.595 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 4.91 kilograms per hectare | 6.19 kilograms per hectare | 1.28 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 14.35 kilograms per hectare | 9.89 kilograms per hectare | 4.46 kilograms per hectare | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Tanzania?
- Benin, at 13.17 kilograms per hectare against 12.12 kilograms per hectare in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Tanzania?
- 1.05 kilograms per hectare, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Tanzania rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 137th and Tanzania ranks 140th 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 Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.