Algeria vs Nigeria: Fertilizer consumption
Algeria
155,728 tonnes
in 2023
Nigeria
156,561 tonnes
in 2023
Algeria rank
68th
Nigeria rank
67th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Algeria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 156,561 tonnes against 155,728 tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 833 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,376 tonnes | 5,112 tonnes | 49,264 tonnes | Algeria |
| 1970s | 164,191 tonnes | 46,677 tonnes | 117,514 tonnes | Algeria |
| 1980s | 194,893 tonnes | 252,980 tonnes | 58,088 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 94,783 tonnes | 285,139 tonnes | 190,356 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 94,124 tonnes | 210,018 tonnes | 115,893 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 155,406 tonnes | 434,072 tonnes | 278,666 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 155,696 tonnes | 479,909 tonnes | 324,212 tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Algeria or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 156,561 tonnes against 155,728 tonnes in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Algeria and Nigeria?
- 833 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Algeria ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 67th 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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).