Kazakhstan vs Nigeria: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Kazakhstan
3.86 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nigeria
3.54 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
178th
Nigeria rank
180th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Kazakhstan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 3.86 kilograms per hectare against 3.54 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.32 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 180th of 201 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.51 kilograms per hectare | 6.92 kilograms per hectare | 2.42 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.44 kilograms per hectare | 5.01 kilograms per hectare | 3.57 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.66 kilograms per hectare | 10.2 kilograms per hectare | 6.55 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.43 kilograms per hectare | 10.96 kilograms per hectare | 6.53 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Kazakhstan or Nigeria?
- Kazakhstan, at 3.86 kilograms per hectare against 3.54 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Kazakhstan and Nigeria?
- 0.32 kilograms per hectare, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Nigeria rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Kazakhstan ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 180th 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.