Morocco vs Zimbabwe: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Morocco
23.4 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Zimbabwe
23.75 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Morocco rank
122nd
Zimbabwe rank
121st
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Morocco
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 23.75 kilograms per hectare against 23.4 kilograms per hectare in Morocco, a difference of 0.35 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Morocco ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 121st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.64 kilograms per hectare | 26.84 kilograms per hectare | 24.2 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 7.55 kilograms per hectare | 36.23 kilograms per hectare | 28.68 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 12.5 kilograms per hectare | 34.52 kilograms per hectare | 22.02 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 14.43 kilograms per hectare | 27.46 kilograms per hectare | 13.03 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 24.83 kilograms per hectare | 16.73 kilograms per hectare | 8.09 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 2010s | 20.37 kilograms per hectare | 13.16 kilograms per hectare | 7.21 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 2020s | 23.53 kilograms per hectare | 25.95 kilograms per hectare | 2.43 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Morocco or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 23.75 kilograms per hectare against 23.4 kilograms per hectare in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Morocco and Zimbabwe?
- 0.35 kilograms per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Zimbabwe rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Morocco ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 121st 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.