Libya vs Zimbabwe: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Libya
1.12 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.11 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Libya rank
160th
Zimbabwe rank
161st
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Libya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.12 kilograms per hectare against 1.11 kilograms per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Libya ranks 160th and Zimbabwe ranks 161st of 201 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2589 kilograms per hectare | 14.76 kilograms per hectare | 14.5 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.868 kilograms per hectare | 15.17 kilograms per hectare | 14.31 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.98 kilograms per hectare | 12.02 kilograms per hectare | 11.04 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.78 kilograms per hectare | 10.49 kilograms per hectare | 8.71 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.12 kilograms per hectare | 5.36 kilograms per hectare | 4.24 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.369 kilograms per hectare | 5.87 kilograms per hectare | 5.5 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.77 kilograms per hectare | 1 kilograms per hectare | 0.2325 kilograms per hectare | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Libya or Zimbabwe?
- Libya, at 1.12 kilograms per hectare against 1.11 kilograms per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Libya and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Zimbabwe rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Libya ranks 160th and Zimbabwe ranks 161st 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 Potash 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
Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.