Libya vs Tanzania: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Libya
18.49 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tanzania
18.01 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Libya rank
143rd
Tanzania rank
146th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Libya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Libya currently reports 18.49 kilograms per hectare against 18.01 kilograms per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.48 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 143rd and Tanzania ranks 146th of 201 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.07 kilograms per hectare | 0.9111 kilograms per hectare | 2.16 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1970s | 15.07 kilograms per hectare | 3.03 kilograms per hectare | 12.03 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1980s | 37.8 kilograms per hectare | 3.87 kilograms per hectare | 33.93 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1990s | 35.68 kilograms per hectare | 3.69 kilograms per hectare | 32 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2000s | 26.06 kilograms per hectare | 3.86 kilograms per hectare | 22.21 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2010s | 23.85 kilograms per hectare | 9.51 kilograms per hectare | 14.34 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2020s | 15.01 kilograms per hectare | 14.76 kilograms per hectare | 0.2475 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Libya or Tanzania?
- Libya, at 18.49 kilograms per hectare against 18.01 kilograms per hectare in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Libya and Tanzania?
- 0.48 kilograms per hectare, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Tanzania rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Libya ranks 143rd 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.