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
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
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.