Cameroon vs Mauritania: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cameroon
5.09 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mauritania
4.17 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cameroon rank
158th
Mauritania rank
161st
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cameroon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 5.09 kilograms per hectare against 4.17 kilograms per hectare in Mauritania, a difference of 0.92 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 158th and Mauritania ranks 161st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6 kilograms per hectare | 5.13 kilograms per hectare | 3.53 kilograms per hectare | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 3.13 kilograms per hectare | 3.32 kilograms per hectare | 0.1862 kilograms per hectare | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.01 kilograms per hectare | 8.36 kilograms per hectare | 6.35 kilograms per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3.35 kilograms per hectare | 3.33 kilograms per hectare | 0.0256 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.72 kilograms per hectare | 5.38 kilograms per hectare | 0.652 kilograms per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 5.31 kilograms per hectare | 5.72 kilograms per hectare | 0.415 kilograms per hectare | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cameroon or Mauritania?
- Cameroon, at 5.09 kilograms per hectare against 4.17 kilograms per hectare in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 0.92 kilograms per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cameroon ranks 158th and Mauritania ranks 161st 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.