Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Rwanda
24.64 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Zimbabwe
25.91 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Rwanda rank
136th
Zimbabwe rank
135th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Rwanda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 25.91 kilograms per hectare against 24.64 kilograms per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 1.27 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Rwanda ranks 136th and Zimbabwe ranks 135th of 201 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.17 kilograms per hectare | 68.68 kilograms per hectare | 68.51 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.346 kilograms per hectare | 74.14 kilograms per hectare | 73.8 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.827 kilograms per hectare | 63.58 kilograms per hectare | 62.75 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.8525 kilograms per hectare | 51.34 kilograms per hectare | 50.49 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2.5 kilograms per hectare | 31.3 kilograms per hectare | 28.8 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 8.85 kilograms per hectare | 28.05 kilograms per hectare | 19.2 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 22.3 kilograms per hectare | 28.18 kilograms per hectare | 5.88 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 25.91 kilograms per hectare against 24.64 kilograms per hectare in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 1.27 kilograms per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Rwanda ranks 136th and Zimbabwe ranks 135th 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.