Jamaica vs Morocco: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Jamaica
10.96 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Morocco
11.42 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Jamaica rank
97th
Morocco rank
95th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Jamaica
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 11.42 kilograms per hectare against 10.96 kilograms per hectare in Jamaica, a difference of 0.46 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 97th and Morocco ranks 95th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.47 kilograms per hectare | 3.55 kilograms per hectare | 5.92 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 13.89 kilograms per hectare | 7.32 kilograms per hectare | 6.57 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 15.23 kilograms per hectare | 12.04 kilograms per hectare | 3.18 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 19.23 kilograms per hectare | 10.55 kilograms per hectare | 8.68 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 14.12 kilograms per hectare | 14.21 kilograms per hectare | 0.086 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 2010s | 14.74 kilograms per hectare | 20.41 kilograms per hectare | 5.67 kilograms per hectare | Morocco |
| 2020s | 12.65 kilograms per hectare | 11.48 kilograms per hectare | 1.17 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 Morocco?
- Morocco, at 11.42 kilograms per hectare against 10.96 kilograms per hectare in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Jamaica and Morocco?
- 0.46 kilograms per hectare, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Morocco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Morocco rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Jamaica ranks 97th and Morocco ranks 95th 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.