Chad vs Madagascar: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Chad
6.48 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Madagascar
6.06 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Chad rank
171st
Madagascar rank
174th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Chad
- Madagascar
How they compare
Chad currently reports 6.48 kilograms per hectare against 6.06 kilograms per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.42 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Chad ranks 171st and Madagascar ranks 174th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2233 kilograms per hectare | 2.45 kilograms per hectare | 2.23 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.8 kilograms per hectare | 3.97 kilograms per hectare | 2.17 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.58 kilograms per hectare | 3.03 kilograms per hectare | 1.45 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.85 kilograms per hectare | 3.06 kilograms per hectare | 0.214 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 3.58 kilograms per hectare | 2.59 kilograms per hectare | 0.986 kilograms per hectare | Chad |
| 2010s | 4.46 kilograms per hectare | 6.57 kilograms per hectare | 2.11 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.67 kilograms per hectare | 6.51 kilograms per hectare | 0.84 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Chad or Madagascar?
- Chad, at 6.48 kilograms per hectare against 6.06 kilograms per hectare in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Chad and Madagascar?
- 0.42 kilograms per hectare, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Madagascar?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Madagascar rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Chad ranks 171st and Madagascar ranks 174th 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.