Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) 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). Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Egypt (2006)4,455
2Mauritius (2006)2,581
3North Africa (2006)893.39
4Morocco (2006)559.28
5South Africa (2006)475.6
6Libya (2006)421.37
7Zimbabwe (2006)410.72
8Swaziland (2001)393.26
9Tunisia (2006)387.93
10Kenya (2006)367.24
11Lesotho (2001)343.67
12Botswana (2001)230
13Ivory Coast (2006)227.72
14Seychelles (2001)200
15Africa (2006)196.31
16Malawi (2006)182.86
17Ethiopia (2006)139.52
18Zambia (2006)138.92
19Ghana (2006)126.55
20Algeria (2006)116.35
21Sub-Saharan Africa (2001)111.9
22Republic of the Congo (2001)94.39
23Mali (2001)91.01
24Cameroon (2006)90.22
25Gabon (2006)84.58
26Guinea-Bissau (2001)80
27Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2001)75.73
28Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2001)75.35
29Burkina Faso (2006)73.72
30Senegal (2006)73.35
31Tanzania (2006)68.08
32Mauritania (2001)64.44
33Mozambique (2006)49.46
34Chad (2001)48.61
35Cape Verde (2001)48.6
36Comoros (2001)37.5
37Angola (2006)36.6
38Namibia (2006)28.66
39Madagascar (2006)25.51
40Sudan (2006)24.85
41Uganda (2006)14.17
42Guinea (2006)13.33
43Sierra Leone (2001)6
44Gambia (2006)5.01
45Somalia (2001)4.78
46Central African Republic (2001)3.11
47Rwanda (2001)3
48Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001)2.93
49Eritrea (2006)0.17
50Benin (2006)0
51Burundi (2006)0
52Nigeria (2006)0
53Niger (2006)0
54Liberia (2001)0
55Equatorial Guinea (2001)0
56Djibouti (2001)0
57Togo (2006)0
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