Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Nigeria

87,804 tonnes

in 2023

Zimbabwe

96,590 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria rank

74th

Zimbabwe rank

71st

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

Zimbabwe currently reports 96,590 tonnes against 87,804 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 8,786 tonnes.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Nigeria ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 71st 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.