Australia vs Mauritius: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Australia
61.68 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mauritius
63.21 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Australia rank
65th
Mauritius rank
62nd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Australia
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 63.21 kilograms per hectare against 61.68 kilograms per hectare in Australia, a difference of 1.53 kilograms per hectare.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 65th and Mauritius ranks 62nd of 200 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.16 kilograms per hectare | 100.5 kilograms per hectare | 96.34 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 10.06 kilograms per hectare | 94.64 kilograms per hectare | 84.57 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 15.18 kilograms per hectare | 100.32 kilograms per hectare | 85.14 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 32.44 kilograms per hectare | 121.97 kilograms per hectare | 89.53 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 33.7 kilograms per hectare | 106.58 kilograms per hectare | 72.89 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 37.42 kilograms per hectare | 101.32 kilograms per hectare | 63.9 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 56.85 kilograms per hectare | 70.85 kilograms per hectare | 13.99 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Australia or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 63.21 kilograms per hectare against 61.68 kilograms per hectare in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Australia and Mauritius?
- 1.53 kilograms per hectare, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mauritius?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Mauritius rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Australia ranks 65th and Mauritius ranks 62nd of 200 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 hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.