Jamaica vs Malawi: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Jamaica
10.96 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Malawi
10.81 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Jamaica rank
97th
Malawi rank
99th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Jamaica
- Malawi
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 10.96 kilograms per hectare against 10.81 kilograms per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.15 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 97th and Malawi ranks 99th of 201 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.47 kilograms per hectare | 0.5878 kilograms per hectare | 8.89 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 13.89 kilograms per hectare | 1.42 kilograms per hectare | 12.47 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 15.23 kilograms per hectare | 4.88 kilograms per hectare | 10.35 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 19.23 kilograms per hectare | 5.46 kilograms per hectare | 13.77 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 14.12 kilograms per hectare | 5.54 kilograms per hectare | 8.58 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 14.74 kilograms per hectare | 5.07 kilograms per hectare | 9.67 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 12.65 kilograms per hectare | 7.9 kilograms per hectare | 4.75 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Jamaica or Malawi?
- Jamaica, at 10.96 kilograms per hectare against 10.81 kilograms per hectare in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Jamaica and Malawi?
- 0.15 kilograms per hectare, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Malawi rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Jamaica ranks 97th and Malawi ranks 99th 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.