Fertilizer consumption (metric tons) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Data before 1993 for Ethiopia are for both Eritrea and Ethiopia. The fertilizer module summary data for the 2002-2006 period and has been prepared using a revised methodology and new dissemination formats. The previous fertilizer data series in FAOSTAT are continued with this data release. The fertilizer statistics data is received from countries in fertilizer product format and is converted to nutrient format and summary totals calculated for: Production, Imports, Exports, Non-fertilizer use and Consumption for the straight fertilizers: Nitrogen (N), Phosphates (P205), Potash (K20). Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
Fertilizer consumption (metric tons) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Africa (2006)3,816,649
2North Africa (2006)2,062,026
3Sub-Saharan Africa (2006)1,754,623
4Egypt (2006)1,342,370
5Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2006)1,064,999
6Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2006)1,064,999
7South Africa (2006)689,624
8Morocco (2006)451,000
9Kenya (2006)195,006
10Ethiopia (2006)186,895
11Zimbabwe (2006)132,661
12Tunisia (2006)108,000
13Algeria (2006)86,916
14Libya (2006)73,740
15Zambia (2006)73,072
16Tanzania (2006)64,678
17Ivory Coast (2006)63,763
18Malawi (2006)54,857
19Cameroon (2006)53,769
20Ghana (2006)51,884
21Sudan (2006)47,830
22Mali (2001)42,000
23Burkina Faso (2006)36,861
24Mauritius (2006)23,747
25Mozambique (2006)22,751
26Senegal (2006)21,902
27Chad (2001)17,500
28Angola (2006)12,078
29Lesotho (2001)11,341
30Uganda (2006)7,652
31Madagascar (2006)7,524
32Swaziland (2001)7,000
33Republic of the Congo (2001)4,625
34Botswana (2001)4,600
35Mauritania (2001)2,900
36Guinea (2006)2,800
37Gabon (2006)2,749
38Guinea-Bissau (2001)2,400
39Namibia (2006)2,336
40Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001)1,965
41Central African Republic (2001)600
42Somalia (2001)500
43Rwanda (2001)300
44Sierra Leone (2001)300
45Comoros (2001)300
46Cape Verde (2001)243
47Gambia (2006)173
48Seychelles (2001)20
49Eritrea (2006)11
50Benin (2006)0
51Burundi (2006)0
52Liberia (2001)0
53Nigeria (2006)0
54Equatorial Guinea (2001)0
55Niger (2006)0
56Djibouti (2001)0
57Togo (2006)0
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