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
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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

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.