Madagascar vs Nigeria: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Madagascar
1.11 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nigeria
1.03 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Madagascar rank
168th
Nigeria rank
170th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.11 kilograms per hectare against 1.03 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.08 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 168th and Nigeria ranks 170th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6489 kilograms per hectare | 0.0844 kilograms per hectare | 0.5644 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.691 kilograms per hectare | 0.533 kilograms per hectare | 0.158 kilograms per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.648 kilograms per hectare | 2.65 kilograms per hectare | 2 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.755 kilograms per hectare | 1.94 kilograms per hectare | 1.18 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.661 kilograms per hectare | 0.861 kilograms per hectare | 0.2 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.938 kilograms per hectare | 1.78 kilograms per hectare | 0.838 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.34 kilograms per hectare | 2.05 kilograms per hectare | 0.7025 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Madagascar, at 1.11 kilograms per hectare against 1.03 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 0.08 kilograms per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Madagascar ranks 168th and Nigeria ranks 170th 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.