Cameroon vs Mali: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Cameroon
40,209 tonnes
in 2023
Mali
53,120 tonnes
in 2023
Cameroon rank
97th
Mali rank
95th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Cameroon
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 53,120 tonnes against 40,209 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 12,911 tonnes.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 97th and Mali ranks 95th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,988 tonnes | 423.11 tonnes | 4,565 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 10,126 tonnes | 4,336 tonnes | 5,789 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 21,255 tonnes | 8,575 tonnes | 12,680 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 14,401 tonnes | 13,850 tonnes | 551.4 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 23,941 tonnes | 45,178 tonnes | 21,237 tonnes | Mali |
| 2010s | 36,660 tonnes | 93,622 tonnes | 56,962 tonnes | Mali |
| 2020s | 41,763 tonnes | 55,573 tonnes | 13,810 tonnes | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Cameroon or Mali?
- Mali, at 53,120 tonnes against 40,209 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Cameroon and Mali?
- 12,911 tonnes, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Cameroon ranks 97th and Mali ranks 95th 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.