Libya vs Madagascar: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Libya
13,700 tonnes
in 2023
Madagascar
14,652 tonnes
in 2023
Libya rank
126th
Madagascar rank
124th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Libya
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 14,652 tonnes against 13,700 tonnes in Libya, a difference of 952 tonnes.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 126th and Madagascar ranks 124th of 201 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.