Fiji vs Tanzania: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Fiji
5.96 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tanzania
4.81 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Fiji rank
131st
Tanzania rank
133rd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Fiji
- Tanzania
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 5.96 kilograms per hectare against 4.81 kilograms per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 1.15 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 131st and Tanzania ranks 133rd of 201 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.11 kilograms per hectare | 0.2022 kilograms per hectare | 4.91 kilograms per hectare | Fiji |
| 1970s | 11.36 kilograms per hectare | 0.925 kilograms per hectare | 10.43 kilograms per hectare | Fiji |
| 1980s | 22.44 kilograms per hectare | 1 kilograms per hectare | 21.44 kilograms per hectare | Fiji |
| 1990s | 13.07 kilograms per hectare | 0.808 kilograms per hectare | 12.26 kilograms per hectare | Fiji |
| 2000s | 4.09 kilograms per hectare | 0.775 kilograms per hectare | 3.32 kilograms per hectare | Fiji |
| 2010s | 8.14 kilograms per hectare | 2.58 kilograms per hectare | 5.56 kilograms per hectare | Fiji |
| 2020s | 14.29 kilograms per hectare | 3.56 kilograms per hectare | 10.73 kilograms per hectare | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Fiji or Tanzania?
- Fiji, at 5.96 kilograms per hectare against 4.81 kilograms per hectare in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Fiji and Tanzania?
- 1.15 kilograms per hectare, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Tanzania rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Fiji ranks 131st and Tanzania ranks 133rd 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.