Congo vs Mauritania: Fertilizer use by nutrient
Congo
1,471 tonnes
in 2023
Mauritania
1,918 tonnes
in 2023
Congo rank
154th
Mauritania rank
152nd
Fertilizer use by nutrient over time
- Congo
- Mauritania
How they compare
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 154th and Mauritania ranks 152nd of 202 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 362 tonnes | 666.4 tonnes | 304.4 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 569 tonnes | 1,113 tonnes | 543.86 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1,394 tonnes | 3,686 tonnes | 2,292 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 663.43 tonnes | 1,575 tonnes | 912 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 461.4 tonnes | 2,473 tonnes | 2,012 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2,354 tonnes | 2,634 tonnes | 279 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Congo or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1,918 tonnes against 1,471 tonnes in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Congo and Mauritania?
- 447 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?
- Congo ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 152nd 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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About this data
Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.