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