Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Benin or Mali?

Benin, at 54,895 tonnes against 53,120 tonnes in Mali as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Benin and Mali?

1,775 tonnes, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?

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 use by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Mali: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Benin

54,895 tonnes

in 2023

Mali

53,120 tonnes

in 2023

Benin rank

94th

Mali rank

96th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

Benin
Mali

How they compare

Benin currently reports 54,895 tonnes against 53,120 tonnes in Mali, a difference of 1,775 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 94th and Mali ranks 96th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	440.33 tonnes	423.11 tonnes	17.22 tonnes	Benin
1970s	1,389 tonnes	4,336 tonnes	2,947 tonnes	Mali
1980s	2,334 tonnes	8,575 tonnes	6,242 tonnes	Mali
1990s	12,909 tonnes	13,850 tonnes	941.4 tonnes	Mali
2000s	6,157 tonnes	45,178 tonnes	39,021 tonnes	Mali
2010s	18,276 tonnes	93,622 tonnes	75,346 tonnes	Mali
2020s	58,979 tonnes	55,573 tonnes	3,406 tonnes	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Benin or Mali?: Benin, at 54,895 tonnes against 53,120 tonnes in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Benin and Mali?: 1,775 tonnes, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Mali rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?: Benin ranks 94th and Mali ranks 96th of 202 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 by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fertilizer use by nutrient
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: 202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.