Angola vs Zimbabwe: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Angola
1 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.05 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Angola rank
171st
Zimbabwe rank
169th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Angola
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.05 kilograms per hectare against 1 kilograms per hectare in Angola, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Angola ranks 171st and Zimbabwe ranks 169th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3078 kilograms per hectare | 16.06 kilograms per hectare | 15.75 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.39 kilograms per hectare | 22.74 kilograms per hectare | 21.35 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.45 kilograms per hectare | 17.04 kilograms per hectare | 15.59 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.05 kilograms per hectare | 13.06 kilograms per hectare | 12.01 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.6925 kilograms per hectare | 8.86 kilograms per hectare | 8.17 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.74 kilograms per hectare | 9.01 kilograms per hectare | 7.27 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.65 kilograms per hectare | 1.23 kilograms per hectare | 0.4225 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.05 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 Zimbabwe?
- 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zimbabwe?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Zimbabwe rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Angola ranks 171st and Zimbabwe ranks 169th 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.