What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Malawi and USSR?

1.83 kilograms per hectare, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Malawi vs USSR: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Malawi

83.2 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

USSR

85.03 kilograms per hectare

in 1991

Malawi rank

83rd

USSR rank

82nd

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Malawi
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 85.03 kilograms per hectare against 83.2 kilograms per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 1.83 kilograms per hectare.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 83rd and USSR ranks 82nd of 201 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.14 kilograms per hectare	24.82 kilograms per hectare	21.68 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1970s	8.96 kilograms per hectare	64.97 kilograms per hectare	56.01 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1980s	18.66 kilograms per hectare	101.51 kilograms per hectare	82.85 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1990s	24.21 kilograms per hectare	89.77 kilograms per hectare	65.56 kilograms per hectare	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Malawi or USSR?: USSR, at 85.03 kilograms per hectare against 83.2 kilograms per hectare in Malawi as of 1991.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Malawi and USSR?: 1.83 kilograms per hectare, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Malawi and USSR rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Malawi ranks 83rd and USSR ranks 82nd 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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Indicator: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.