How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uganda?

25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.

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.

Namibia vs Uganda: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Namibia

0.69 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Uganda

0.55 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Namibia rank

174th

Uganda rank

177th

Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Namibia
Uganda

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.69 kilograms per hectare against 0.55 kilograms per hectare in Uganda, a difference of 0.14 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 174th and Uganda ranks 177th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.24 kilograms per hectare	0.18 kilograms per hectare	0.06 kilograms per hectare	Namibia
2000s	0.234 kilograms per hectare	0.329 kilograms per hectare	0.095 kilograms per hectare	Uganda
2010s	0.92 kilograms per hectare	0.453 kilograms per hectare	0.467 kilograms per hectare	Namibia
2020s	0.2425 kilograms per hectare	0.4975 kilograms per hectare	0.255 kilograms per hectare	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Namibia or Uganda?: Namibia, at 0.69 kilograms per hectare against 0.55 kilograms per hectare in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Namibia and Uganda?: 0.14 kilograms per hectare, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uganda?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Uganda rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Namibia ranks 174th and Uganda ranks 177th 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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Indicator: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 9,965 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.