Burkina Faso vs Mali: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
7.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mali
6.15 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
150th
Mali rank
153rd
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 7.55 kilograms per hectare against 6.15 kilograms per hectare in Mali, a difference of 1.4 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 150th and Mali ranks 153rd of 201 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 kilograms per hectare | 0.46 kilograms per hectare | 0.36 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 1970s | 0.4 kilograms per hectare | 2.23 kilograms per hectare | 1.83 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 1980s | 1.52 kilograms per hectare | 4.09 kilograms per hectare | 2.57 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 1990s | 2.82 kilograms per hectare | 4.02 kilograms per hectare | 1.2 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 2000s | 3.64 kilograms per hectare | 7.92 kilograms per hectare | 4.29 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 2010s | 6.51 kilograms per hectare | 12.66 kilograms per hectare | 6.15 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 2020s | 6.26 kilograms per hectare | 6.54 kilograms per hectare | 0.2775 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Burkina Faso, at 7.55 kilograms per hectare against 6.15 kilograms per hectare in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 1.4 kilograms per hectare, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 150th and Mali ranks 153rd 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.