Nigeria vs Senegal: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Nigeria
1.03 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Senegal
0.91 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nigeria rank
170th
Senegal rank
172nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Nigeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.03 kilograms per hectare against 0.91 kilograms per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.12 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Nigeria ranks 170th and Senegal ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0844 kilograms per hectare | 1.8 kilograms per hectare | 1.71 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.533 kilograms per hectare | 3.53 kilograms per hectare | 2.99 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1980s | 2.65 kilograms per hectare | 1.9 kilograms per hectare | 0.75 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.94 kilograms per hectare | 2.74 kilograms per hectare | 0.803 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.861 kilograms per hectare | 2.39 kilograms per hectare | 1.53 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.78 kilograms per hectare | 3.37 kilograms per hectare | 1.59 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 2.05 kilograms per hectare | 2.02 kilograms per hectare | 0.025 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, Nigeria or Senegal?
- Nigeria, at 1.03 kilograms per hectare against 0.91 kilograms per hectare in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Nigeria and Senegal?
- 0.12 kilograms per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Nigeria ranks 170th and Senegal ranks 172nd 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.