Libya vs Malawi: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Libya
10.69 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Malawi
10.81 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Libya rank
100th
Malawi rank
99th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Libya
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 10.81 kilograms per hectare against 10.69 kilograms per hectare in Libya, a difference of 0.12 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Libya ranks 100th and Malawi ranks 99th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 kilograms per hectare | 0.5878 kilograms per hectare | 0.9633 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1970s | 8.48 kilograms per hectare | 1.42 kilograms per hectare | 7.06 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1980s | 22.36 kilograms per hectare | 4.88 kilograms per hectare | 17.48 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 1990s | 20.96 kilograms per hectare | 5.46 kilograms per hectare | 15.5 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2000s | 10.87 kilograms per hectare | 5.54 kilograms per hectare | 5.33 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2010s | 12.27 kilograms per hectare | 5.07 kilograms per hectare | 7.2 kilograms per hectare | Libya |
| 2020s | 7.56 kilograms per hectare | 7.9 kilograms per hectare | 0.3425 kilograms per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Libya or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 10.81 kilograms per hectare against 10.69 kilograms per hectare in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Libya and Malawi?
- 0.12 kilograms per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Malawi rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Libya ranks 100th and Malawi ranks 99th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.