Congo vs Mauritania: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Congo

1,471 tonnes

in 2023

Mauritania

1,918 tonnes

in 2023

Congo rank

153rd

Mauritania rank

151st

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

Mauritania currently reports 1,918 tonnes against 1,471 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 447 tonnes.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 153rd and Mauritania ranks 151st of 201 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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