How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Namibia?

25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.

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.

Comoros vs Namibia: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Comoros

0.64 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Namibia

0.69 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Comoros rank

175th

Namibia rank

174th

Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Comoros
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.69 kilograms per hectare against 0.64 kilograms per hectare in Comoros, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 175th and Namibia ranks 174th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.89 kilograms per hectare	0.24 kilograms per hectare	0.65 kilograms per hectare	Comoros
2000s	0.231 kilograms per hectare	0.234 kilograms per hectare	0.003 kilograms per hectare	Namibia
2010s	0.071 kilograms per hectare	0.92 kilograms per hectare	0.849 kilograms per hectare	Namibia
2020s	0.765 kilograms per hectare	0.2425 kilograms per hectare	0.5225 kilograms per hectare	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Comoros or Namibia?: Namibia, at 0.69 kilograms per hectare against 0.64 kilograms per hectare in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Comoros and Namibia?: 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Namibia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Namibia rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Comoros ranks 175th and Namibia ranks 174th 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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Indicator: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 9,965 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.