Mauritania vs Qatar: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Mauritania
1,918 tonnes
in 2023
Qatar
1,557 tonnes
in 2023
Mauritania rank
151st
Qatar rank
152nd

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

  • Mauritania
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1,918 tonnes against 1,557 tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 361 tonnes.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 151st and Qatar ranks 152nd of 201 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 1,320 tonnes 362.8 tonnes 957.2 tonnes Mauritania
1980s 1,086 tonnes 663.75 tonnes 422.5 tonnes Mauritania
1990s 3,686 tonnes 2,252 tonnes 1,435 tonnes Mauritania
2000s 1,530 tonnes 988.89 tonnes 541 tonnes Mauritania
2010s 2,473 tonnes 1,243 tonnes 1,230 tonnes Mauritania
2020s 2,634 tonnes 1,570 tonnes 1,064 tonnes Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Mauritania or Qatar?
Mauritania, at 1,918 tonnes against 1,557 tonnes in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Mauritania and Qatar?
361 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Qatar?
46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Qatar rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?
Mauritania ranks 151st and Qatar ranks 152nd 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 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

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

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