Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Burkina Faso: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
4.04 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Burkina Faso
4.33 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
136th
Burkina Faso rank
135th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.33 kilograms per hectare against 4.04 kilograms per hectare in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.29 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia, Plurinational State of's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 136th and Burkina Faso ranks 135th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3933 kilograms per hectare | 0.0356 kilograms per hectare | 0.3578 kilograms per hectare | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1970s | 0.808 kilograms per hectare | 0.486 kilograms per hectare | 0.322 kilograms per hectare | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1980s | 1.18 kilograms per hectare | 1.44 kilograms per hectare | 0.259 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.7 kilograms per hectare | 2.07 kilograms per hectare | 0.371 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.51 kilograms per hectare | 2.1 kilograms per hectare | 0.585 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.44 kilograms per hectare | 2.67 kilograms per hectare | 0.228 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 3.63 kilograms per hectare | 3.19 kilograms per hectare | 0.435 kilograms per hectare | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.33 kilograms per hectare against 4.04 kilograms per hectare in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Burkina Faso?
- 0.29 kilograms per hectare, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Burkina Faso?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Burkina Faso rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 136th and Burkina Faso ranks 135th 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.