Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 105,379 tonnes against 101,633 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?

3,746 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Fertilizer consumption

Cameroon

101,633 tonnes

in 2023

Zimbabwe

105,379 tonnes

in 2023

Cameroon rank

85th

Zimbabwe rank

84th

Fertilizer consumption over time

Cameroon
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 105,379 tonnes against 101,633 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 3,746 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Cameroon ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 84th of 201 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9,329 tonnes	67,688 tonnes	58,359 tonnes	Zimbabwe
1970s	20,813 tonnes	126,605 tonnes	105,792 tonnes	Zimbabwe
1980s	40,118 tonnes	156,847 tonnes	116,730 tonnes	Zimbabwe
1990s	30,552 tonnes	162,369 tonnes	131,817 tonnes	Zimbabwe
2000s	50,521 tonnes	121,750 tonnes	71,229 tonnes	Zimbabwe
2010s	70,836 tonnes	114,737 tonnes	43,901 tonnes	Zimbabwe
2020s	96,225 tonnes	114,760 tonnes	18,535 tonnes	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 105,379 tonnes against 101,633 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?: 3,746 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Cameroon ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 84th of 201 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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Indicator: Fertilizer consumption
Unit: tonnes
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, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).