Mauritania vs Senegal: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Mauritania
8.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Senegal
8.32 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mauritania rank
160th
Senegal rank
163rd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 8.34 kilograms per hectare against 8.32 kilograms per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 160th and Senegal ranks 163rd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4975 kilograms per hectare | 5.02 kilograms per hectare | 4.52 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1970s | 5.64 kilograms per hectare | 10.31 kilograms per hectare | 4.67 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1980s | 4.17 kilograms per hectare | 5.91 kilograms per hectare | 1.74 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1990s | 9.06 kilograms per hectare | 7.03 kilograms per hectare | 2.03 kilograms per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 5.55 kilograms per hectare | 7.48 kilograms per hectare | 1.93 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2010s | 9.36 kilograms per hectare | 13.34 kilograms per hectare | 3.98 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 10.58 kilograms per hectare | 14.06 kilograms per hectare | 3.48 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, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 8.34 kilograms per hectare against 8.32 kilograms per hectare in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Mauritania ranks 160th and Senegal ranks 163rd 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.