Mali vs Senegal: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Mali
8.25 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Senegal
8.32 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mali rank
165th
Senegal rank
163rd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Mali
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 8.32 kilograms per hectare against 8.25 kilograms per hectare in Mali, a difference of 0.07 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Mali ranks 165th and Senegal ranks 163rd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.62 kilograms per hectare | 4 kilograms per hectare | 3.38 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1970s | 4.67 kilograms per hectare | 9.15 kilograms per hectare | 4.48 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1980s | 8.39 kilograms per hectare | 6.1 kilograms per hectare | 2.29 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 1990s | 8.64 kilograms per hectare | 7.03 kilograms per hectare | 1.61 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 2000s | 14.34 kilograms per hectare | 7.87 kilograms per hectare | 6.47 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 2010s | 19.07 kilograms per hectare | 13.34 kilograms per hectare | 5.73 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 2020s | 10.42 kilograms per hectare | 14.06 kilograms per hectare | 3.64 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Mali or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 8.32 kilograms per hectare against 8.25 kilograms per hectare in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Mali and Senegal?
- 0.07 kilograms per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Senegal rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Mali ranks 165th and Senegal ranks 163rd 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.