Panama vs Tunisia: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Panama
15.26 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tunisia
14.73 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Panama rank
72nd
Tunisia rank
74th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Panama
- Tunisia
How they compare
Panama currently reports 15.26 kilograms per hectare against 14.73 kilograms per hectare in Tunisia, a difference of 0.53 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Tunisia ahead.
Panama ranks 72nd and Tunisia ranks 74th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.11 kilograms per hectare | 4.26 kilograms per hectare | 0.16 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 9.71 kilograms per hectare | 4.62 kilograms per hectare | 5.1 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 1980s | 9.47 kilograms per hectare | 9.36 kilograms per hectare | 0.114 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 1990s | 11.23 kilograms per hectare | 8.62 kilograms per hectare | 2.62 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 2000s | 5.01 kilograms per hectare | 8.86 kilograms per hectare | 3.86 kilograms per hectare | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 12.61 kilograms per hectare | 10.46 kilograms per hectare | 2.14 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 2020s | 13.47 kilograms per hectare | 12.25 kilograms per hectare | 1.22 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Panama or Tunisia?
- Panama, at 15.26 kilograms per hectare against 14.73 kilograms per hectare in Tunisia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Panama and Tunisia?
- 0.53 kilograms per hectare, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tunisia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Tunisia rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Panama ranks 72nd and Tunisia ranks 74th 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.