Lebanon vs Madagascar: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Lebanon
15,604 tonnes
in 2023
Madagascar
14,652 tonnes
in 2023
Lebanon rank
121st
Madagascar rank
124th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Lebanon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 15,604 tonnes against 14,652 tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 952 tonnes.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 121st and Madagascar ranks 124th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,915 tonnes | 2,540 tonnes | 8,375 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 20,752 tonnes | 4,768 tonnes | 15,984 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 14,400 tonnes | 4,512 tonnes | 9,888 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 17,994 tonnes | 5,219 tonnes | 12,776 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 18,628 tonnes | 4,493 tonnes | 14,134 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 19,091 tonnes | 16,873 tonnes | 2,219 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 12,428 tonnes | 14,493 tonnes | 2,064 tonnes | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Lebanon or Madagascar?
- Lebanon, at 15,604 tonnes against 14,652 tonnes in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Lebanon and Madagascar?
- 952 tonnes, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Madagascar rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Lebanon ranks 121st and Madagascar ranks 124th 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.