Chad vs Libya: Fertilizer consumption
Chad
34,586 tonnes
in 2023
Libya
37,904 tonnes
in 2023
Chad rank
115th
Libya rank
113th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Chad
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 37,904 tonnes against 34,586 tonnes in Chad, a difference of 3,318 tonnes.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Chad ranks 115th and Libya ranks 113th of 201 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 647.67 tonnes | 6,147 tonnes | 5,499 tonnes | Libya |
| 1970s | 5,418 tonnes | 27,785 tonnes | 22,367 tonnes | Libya |
| 1980s | 5,009 tonnes | 80,060 tonnes | 75,051 tonnes | Libya |
| 1990s | 9,941 tonnes | 78,396 tonnes | 68,455 tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | 13,723 tonnes | 55,038 tonnes | 41,315 tonnes | Libya |
| 2010s | 22,421 tonnes | 48,939 tonnes | 26,518 tonnes | Libya |
| 2020s | 30,279 tonnes | 30,765 tonnes | 486.73 tonnes | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Chad or Libya?
- Libya, at 37,904 tonnes against 34,586 tonnes in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Chad and Libya?
- 3,318 tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Libya?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Libya rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Chad ranks 115th and Libya ranks 113th 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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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).