Iraq vs Kenya: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Iraq
14.07 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kenya
13.47 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Iraq rank
79th
Kenya rank
81st
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Iraq
- Kenya
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 14.07 kilograms per hectare against 13.47 kilograms per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.6 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Iraq ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 81st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3211 kilograms per hectare | 3.48 kilograms per hectare | 3.16 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.74 kilograms per hectare | 5.8 kilograms per hectare | 4.07 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 8.31 kilograms per hectare | 8.8 kilograms per hectare | 0.484 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 20.52 kilograms per hectare | 10.86 kilograms per hectare | 9.66 kilograms per hectare | Iraq |
| 2000s | 16.25 kilograms per hectare | 14.75 kilograms per hectare | 1.51 kilograms per hectare | Iraq |
| 2010s | 9.17 kilograms per hectare | 18.2 kilograms per hectare | 9.03 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 14.11 kilograms per hectare | 17.25 kilograms per hectare | 3.14 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Iraq or Kenya?
- Iraq, at 14.07 kilograms per hectare against 13.47 kilograms per hectare in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Iraq and Kenya?
- 0.6 kilograms per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Iraq ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 81st 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.