Iraq vs Mauritius: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Iraq
14.07 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mauritius
14.56 kilograms per hectare
in 2022
Iraq rank
79th
Mauritius rank
76th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Iraq
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 14.56 kilograms per hectare against 14.07 kilograms per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.49 kilograms per hectare.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 79th and Mauritius ranks 76th of 201 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3211 kilograms per hectare | 50.03 kilograms per hectare | 49.71 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 1.74 kilograms per hectare | 27.56 kilograms per hectare | 25.83 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 8.31 kilograms per hectare | 33.91 kilograms per hectare | 25.6 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 20.52 kilograms per hectare | 52.17 kilograms per hectare | 31.65 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 16.25 kilograms per hectare | 47.58 kilograms per hectare | 31.33 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 9.17 kilograms per hectare | 40.68 kilograms per hectare | 31.51 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 14.12 kilograms per hectare | 27.75 kilograms per hectare | 13.63 kilograms per hectare | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Iraq or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 14.56 kilograms per hectare against 14.07 kilograms per hectare in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Iraq and Mauritius?
- 0.49 kilograms per hectare, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mauritius?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Mauritius rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Iraq ranks 79th and Mauritius ranks 76th 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.