Angola vs Madagascar: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Angola
1 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Madagascar
1.11 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Angola rank
171st
Madagascar rank
168th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Angola
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.11 kilograms per hectare against 1 kilograms per hectare in Angola, a difference of 0.11 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 171st and Madagascar ranks 168th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3078 kilograms per hectare | 0.6489 kilograms per hectare | 0.3411 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.39 kilograms per hectare | 0.691 kilograms per hectare | 0.695 kilograms per hectare | Angola |
| 1980s | 1.45 kilograms per hectare | 0.648 kilograms per hectare | 0.799 kilograms per hectare | Angola |
| 1990s | 1.05 kilograms per hectare | 0.7514 kilograms per hectare | 0.2986 kilograms per hectare | Angola |
| 2000s | 0.6925 kilograms per hectare | 0.62 kilograms per hectare | 0.0725 kilograms per hectare | Angola |
| 2010s | 1.74 kilograms per hectare | 0.938 kilograms per hectare | 0.801 kilograms per hectare | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.65 kilograms per hectare | 1.34 kilograms per hectare | 0.3075 kilograms per hectare | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Angola or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 1.11 kilograms per hectare against 1 kilograms per hectare in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Angola and Madagascar?
- 0.11 kilograms per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Madagascar?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Madagascar rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Angola ranks 171st and Madagascar ranks 168th 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 Phosphate 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 phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.