Morocco vs United Kingdom: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Morocco
11.42 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
United Kingdom
11.73 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Morocco rank
95th
United Kingdom rank
92nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Morocco
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 11.73 kilograms per hectare against 11.42 kilograms per hectare in Morocco, a difference of 0.31 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Morocco ranks 95th and United Kingdom ranks 92nd of 201 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.55 kilograms per hectare | 43.21 kilograms per hectare | 39.66 kilograms per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 7.32 kilograms per hectare | 44.91 kilograms per hectare | 37.59 kilograms per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 12.04 kilograms per hectare | 44.37 kilograms per hectare | 32.33 kilograms per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 10.55 kilograms per hectare | 41.97 kilograms per hectare | 31.42 kilograms per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 14.21 kilograms per hectare | 29.23 kilograms per hectare | 15.02 kilograms per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 20.41 kilograms per hectare | 21.89 kilograms per hectare | 1.48 kilograms per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 11.48 kilograms per hectare | 16.09 kilograms per hectare | 4.61 kilograms per hectare | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Morocco or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 11.73 kilograms per hectare against 11.42 kilograms per hectare in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Morocco and United Kingdom?
- 0.31 kilograms per hectare, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United Kingdom?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and United Kingdom rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Morocco ranks 95th and United Kingdom ranks 92nd 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.