Kenya vs Morocco: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Kenya
22.31 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Morocco
23.4 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kenya rank
122nd
Morocco rank
121st
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Kenya
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 23.4 kilograms per hectare against 22.31 kilograms per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 1.09 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.
Kenya ranks 122nd and Morocco ranks 121st of 200 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.62 kilograms per hectare | 2.64 kilograms per hectare | 0.0211 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 1970s | 5.31 kilograms per hectare | 7.55 kilograms per hectare | 2.24 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 1980s | 8.52 kilograms per hectare | 12.5 kilograms per hectare | 3.98 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 1990s | 9 kilograms per hectare | 14.43 kilograms per hectare | 5.43 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 2000s | 12.78 kilograms per hectare | 24.83 kilograms per hectare | 12.04 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 2010s | 17.46 kilograms per hectare | 20.37 kilograms per hectare | 2.91 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 2020s | 21.2 kilograms per hectare | 23.53 kilograms per hectare | 2.33 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Kenya or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 23.4 kilograms per hectare against 22.31 kilograms per hectare in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Kenya and Morocco?
- 1.09 kilograms per hectare, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Morocco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Morocco rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Kenya ranks 122nd and Morocco ranks 121st 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.