Côte d'Ivoire vs Libya: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Côte d'Ivoire
5.99 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Libya
6.68 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
154th
Libya rank
152nd
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 6.68 kilograms per hectare against 5.99 kilograms per hectare in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.69 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 154th and Libya ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kilograms per hectare | 1.26 kilograms per hectare | 0.1856 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1970s | 2.87 kilograms per hectare | 5.72 kilograms per hectare | 2.85 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.14 kilograms per hectare | 14.46 kilograms per hectare | 12.32 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1990s | 5.31 kilograms per hectare | 12.95 kilograms per hectare | 7.64 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2000s | 3.65 kilograms per hectare | 14.07 kilograms per hectare | 10.43 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.65 kilograms per hectare | 11.22 kilograms per hectare | 7.56 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2020s | 4.21 kilograms per hectare | 6.68 kilograms per hectare | 2.47 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Côte d'Ivoire or Libya?
- Libya, at 6.68 kilograms per hectare against 5.99 kilograms per hectare in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Côte d'Ivoire and Libya?
- 0.69 kilograms per hectare, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Libya rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 154th and Libya ranks 152nd 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 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
Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.