Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Equatorial Guinea
3.18 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Madagascar
4.07 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
168th
Madagascar rank
165th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.07 kilograms per hectare against 3.18 kilograms per hectare in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.89 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th and Madagascar ranks 165th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.99 kilograms per hectare | 1.12 kilograms per hectare | 3.88 kilograms per hectare | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.38 kilograms per hectare | 1.84 kilograms per hectare | 1.53 kilograms per hectare | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.87 kilograms per hectare | 1.32 kilograms per hectare | 0.45 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 1.65 kilograms per hectare | 1.32 kilograms per hectare | 0.3237 kilograms per hectare | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.27 kilograms per hectare | 4.69 kilograms per hectare | 2.42 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 2.97 kilograms per hectare | 4.03 kilograms per hectare | 1.06 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, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 4.07 kilograms per hectare against 3.18 kilograms per hectare in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
- 0.89 kilograms per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th 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
Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.