Benin vs Tunisia: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Benin
28.22 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tunisia
28.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Benin rank
130th
Tunisia rank
127th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Benin
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 28.55 kilograms per hectare against 28.22 kilograms per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.33 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tunisia ahead.
Benin ranks 130th and Tunisia ranks 127th of 201 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 kilograms per hectare | 5.47 kilograms per hectare | 4.07 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 2.54 kilograms per hectare | 9.42 kilograms per hectare | 6.88 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 3.68 kilograms per hectare | 18.61 kilograms per hectare | 14.92 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 12.77 kilograms per hectare | 19.73 kilograms per hectare | 6.97 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 4.65 kilograms per hectare | 23.54 kilograms per hectare | 18.9 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 10.28 kilograms per hectare | 27.03 kilograms per hectare | 16.75 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 28.89 kilograms per hectare | 30.78 kilograms per hectare | 1.89 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Benin or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 28.55 kilograms per hectare against 28.22 kilograms per hectare in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Benin and Tunisia?
- 0.33 kilograms per hectare, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tunisia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Tunisia rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Benin ranks 130th and Tunisia ranks 127th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use of all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers) per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.