France vs Zambia: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
France
12.09 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Zambia
11.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
France rank
89th
Zambia rank
91st
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- France
- Zambia
How they compare
France currently reports 12.09 kilograms per hectare against 11.97 kilograms per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.12 kilograms per hectare.
Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 91st of 201 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.29 kilograms per hectare | 1.41 kilograms per hectare | 56.88 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 90.41 kilograms per hectare | 4.78 kilograms per hectare | 85.63 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 73.53 kilograms per hectare | 7.49 kilograms per hectare | 66.04 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 50.34 kilograms per hectare | 5.25 kilograms per hectare | 45.09 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 27.49 kilograms per hectare | 3.6 kilograms per hectare | 23.88 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 18.8 kilograms per hectare | 8.8 kilograms per hectare | 10.01 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 16.93 kilograms per hectare | 11.68 kilograms per hectare | 5.25 kilograms per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, France or Zambia?
- France, at 12.09 kilograms per hectare against 11.97 kilograms per hectare in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between France and Zambia?
- 0.12 kilograms per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Zambia rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- France ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 91st 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.