Angola vs Senegal: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Angola
1 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Senegal
0.91 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Angola rank
171st
Senegal rank
172nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Angola
- Senegal
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1 kilograms per hectare against 0.91 kilograms per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.09 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Angola ranks 171st and Senegal ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3078 kilograms per hectare | 1.8 kilograms per hectare | 1.49 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1.39 kilograms per hectare | 3.53 kilograms per hectare | 2.14 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1.45 kilograms per hectare | 1.9 kilograms per hectare | 0.453 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1.05 kilograms per hectare | 2.19 kilograms per hectare | 1.14 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.6925 kilograms per hectare | 2.3 kilograms per hectare | 1.61 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.74 kilograms per hectare | 3.37 kilograms per hectare | 1.63 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.65 kilograms per hectare | 2.02 kilograms per hectare | 0.37 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Angola or Senegal?
- Angola, at 1 kilograms per hectare against 0.91 kilograms per hectare in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Angola and Senegal?
- 0.09 kilograms per hectare, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Senegal?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Senegal rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Angola ranks 171st and Senegal ranks 172nd 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.