Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Burkina Faso
16.31 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tanzania
18.01 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
148th
Tanzania rank
146th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 18.01 kilograms per hectare against 16.31 kilograms per hectare in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.7 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Tanzania ranks 146th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0467 kilograms per hectare | 0.9111 kilograms per hectare | 0.8644 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1.13 kilograms per hectare | 3.03 kilograms per hectare | 1.9 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 3.89 kilograms per hectare | 3.87 kilograms per hectare | 0.02 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.34 kilograms per hectare | 3.69 kilograms per hectare | 2.65 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 7.54 kilograms per hectare | 3.86 kilograms per hectare | 3.68 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 12 kilograms per hectare | 9.51 kilograms per hectare | 2.5 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 12.4 kilograms per hectare | 14.76 kilograms per hectare | 2.36 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 18.01 kilograms per hectare against 16.31 kilograms per hectare in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 1.7 kilograms per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Tanzania ranks 146th 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.