Kazakhstan vs Madagascar: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Kazakhstan
3.86 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Madagascar
6.06 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
178th
Madagascar rank
174th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Kazakhstan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 6.06 kilograms per hectare against 3.86 kilograms per hectare in Kazakhstan, a difference of 2.2 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.6 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 178th and Madagascar ranks 174th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.51 kilograms per hectare | 3.07 kilograms per hectare | 1.44 kilograms per hectare | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.44 kilograms per hectare | 2.59 kilograms per hectare | 1.15 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.66 kilograms per hectare | 6.57 kilograms per hectare | 2.91 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 4.43 kilograms per hectare | 6.51 kilograms per hectare | 2.08 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, Kazakhstan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 6.06 kilograms per hectare against 3.86 kilograms per hectare in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Kazakhstan and Madagascar?
- 2.2 kilograms per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Madagascar?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Madagascar rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Kazakhstan ranks 178th and Madagascar ranks 174th 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 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.