Benin vs Malawi: Fertilizer use per capita

Benin
1.41 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Malawi
1.42 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Benin rank
85th
Malawi rank
84th

Fertilizer use per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Malawi
0123196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.42 Kilograms per capita against 1.41 Kilograms per capita in Benin, a difference of 0.01 Kilograms per capita.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 84th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3256 Kilograms per capita 0.23 Kilograms per capita 0.0956 Kilograms per capita Benin
1970s 0.403 Kilograms per capita 0.539 Kilograms per capita 0.136 Kilograms per capita Malawi
1980s 0.323 Kilograms per capita 0.733 Kilograms per capita 0.41 Kilograms per capita Malawi
1990s 0.865 Kilograms per capita 0.509 Kilograms per capita 0.356 Kilograms per capita Benin
2000s 0.414 Kilograms per capita 0.782 Kilograms per capita 0.368 Kilograms per capita Malawi
2010s 0.756 Kilograms per capita 0.882 Kilograms per capita 0.126 Kilograms per capita Malawi
2020s 1.99 Kilograms per capita 1.21 Kilograms per capita 0.78 Kilograms per capita Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Benin or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.42 Kilograms per capita against 1.41 Kilograms per capita in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Benin and Malawi?
0.01 Kilograms per capita, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
Benin ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 84th of 204 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 Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertilizer use per capita
Unit
Kilograms per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 9,850 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.