Bolivia vs Madagascar: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Bolivia
3.38 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Madagascar
4.07 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bolivia rank
167th
Madagascar rank
165th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

  • Bolivia
  • Madagascar
02468196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.07 kilograms per hectare against 3.38 kilograms per hectare in Bolivia, a difference of 0.69 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Bolivia ranks 167th and Madagascar ranks 165th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4933 kilograms per hectare 1.11 kilograms per hectare 0.6211 kilograms per hectare Madagascar
1970s 1.17 kilograms per hectare 1.84 kilograms per hectare 0.672 kilograms per hectare Madagascar
1980s 1.32 kilograms per hectare 1.43 kilograms per hectare 0.106 kilograms per hectare Madagascar
1990s 1.24 kilograms per hectare 1.51 kilograms per hectare 0.267 kilograms per hectare Madagascar
2000s 2.17 kilograms per hectare 1.26 kilograms per hectare 0.91 kilograms per hectare Bolivia
2010s 4 kilograms per hectare 4.69 kilograms per hectare 0.691 kilograms per hectare Madagascar
2020s 3.78 kilograms per hectare 4.03 kilograms per hectare 0.25 kilograms per hectare Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Bolivia or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 4.07 kilograms per hectare against 3.38 kilograms per hectare in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bolivia and Madagascar?
0.69 kilograms per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Madagascar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Madagascar rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
Bolivia ranks 167th and Madagascar ranks 165th 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.