Jordan vs Zambia: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Jordan
12.04 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Zambia
11.97 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Jordan rank
90th
Zambia rank
91st
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Jordan
- Zambia
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 12.04 kilograms per hectare against 11.97 kilograms per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.07 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Jordan ranks 90th and Zambia ranks 91st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 kilograms per hectare | 1.41 kilograms per hectare | 0.8111 kilograms per hectare | Jordan |
| 1970s | 7.81 kilograms per hectare | 4.78 kilograms per hectare | 3.04 kilograms per hectare | Jordan |
| 1980s | 15.38 kilograms per hectare | 7.49 kilograms per hectare | 7.89 kilograms per hectare | Jordan |
| 1990s | 25.19 kilograms per hectare | 5.25 kilograms per hectare | 19.93 kilograms per hectare | Jordan |
| 2000s | 21.05 kilograms per hectare | 3.6 kilograms per hectare | 17.45 kilograms per hectare | Jordan |
| 2010s | 9.39 kilograms per hectare | 8.8 kilograms per hectare | 0.598 kilograms per hectare | Jordan |
| 2020s | 7.17 kilograms per hectare | 11.68 kilograms per hectare | 4.51 kilograms per hectare | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Jordan or Zambia?
- Jordan, at 12.04 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 Jordan and Zambia?
- 0.07 kilograms per hectare, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Zambia rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Jordan ranks 90th 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.