Mali vs Nigeria: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Mali
0.84 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nigeria
1.03 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mali rank
173rd
Nigeria rank
170th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.03 kilograms per hectare against 0.84 kilograms per hectare in Mali, a difference of 0.19 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mali ranks 173rd and Nigeria ranks 170th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3756 kilograms per hectare | 0.0844 kilograms per hectare | 0.2911 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 1970s | 1.85 kilograms per hectare | 0.533 kilograms per hectare | 1.31 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 1980s | 2.58 kilograms per hectare | 2.65 kilograms per hectare | 0.071 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.01 kilograms per hectare | 1.94 kilograms per hectare | 1.07 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 2000s | 2.85 kilograms per hectare | 0.861 kilograms per hectare | 1.99 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 2010s | 3.98 kilograms per hectare | 1.78 kilograms per hectare | 2.2 kilograms per hectare | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.71 kilograms per hectare | 2.05 kilograms per hectare | 0.34 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, Mali or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.03 kilograms per hectare against 0.84 kilograms per hectare in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Mali and Nigeria?
- 0.19 kilograms per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Mali ranks 173rd 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.