Iran vs Maldives: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Iran
51.35 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Maldives
48.56 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Iran rank
82nd
Maldives rank
85th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iran
- Maldives
How they compare
Iran currently reports 51.35 kilograms per hectare against 48.56 kilograms per hectare in Maldives, a difference of 2.79 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 82nd and Maldives ranks 85th of 201 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.63 kilograms per hectare | 13.1 kilograms per hectare | 48.53 kilograms per hectare | Iran |
| 2010s | 40.13 kilograms per hectare | 46.23 kilograms per hectare | 6.1 kilograms per hectare | Maldives |
| 2020s | 51.38 kilograms per hectare | 45.36 kilograms per hectare | 6.02 kilograms per hectare | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Iran or Maldives?
- Iran, at 51.35 kilograms per hectare against 48.56 kilograms per hectare in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Iran and Maldives?
- 2.79 kilograms per hectare, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Maldives?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Maldives rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Iran ranks 82nd and Maldives ranks 85th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.