Benin vs Tunisia: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Benin
13.17 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tunisia
13.03 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Benin rank
136th
Tunisia rank
137th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

  • Benin
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 13.17 kilograms per hectare against 13.03 kilograms per hectare in Tunisia, a difference of 0.14 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tunisia ahead.

Benin ranks 136th and Tunisia ranks 137th of 200 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3744 kilograms per hectare 1.52 kilograms per hectare 1.15 kilograms per hectare Tunisia
1970s 1.01 kilograms per hectare 4.15 kilograms per hectare 3.14 kilograms per hectare Tunisia
1980s 1.4 kilograms per hectare 8.4 kilograms per hectare 7 kilograms per hectare Tunisia
1990s 5.97 kilograms per hectare 10.45 kilograms per hectare 4.48 kilograms per hectare Tunisia
2000s 2.21 kilograms per hectare 13.62 kilograms per hectare 11.41 kilograms per hectare Tunisia
2010s 4.91 kilograms per hectare 15.58 kilograms per hectare 10.68 kilograms per hectare Tunisia
2020s 14.35 kilograms per hectare 17.43 kilograms per hectare 3.08 kilograms per hectare Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Benin or Tunisia?
Benin, at 13.17 kilograms per hectare against 13.03 kilograms per hectare in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Benin and Tunisia?
0.14 kilograms per hectare, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tunisia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Tunisia rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
Benin ranks 136th and Tunisia ranks 137th 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

Indicator
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit
kilograms per hectare
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
201 places, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.