Statizoid

Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Nigeria
87,804 tonnes
in 2023
Zimbabwe
96,590 tonnes
in 2023
Nigeria rank
74th
Zimbabwe rank
71st

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Nigeria
  • Zimbabwe
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 96,590 tonnes against 87,804 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 8,786 tonnes.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Nigeria ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 71st 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.