Maldives vs New Zealand: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Maldives
48.56 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
New Zealand
49.86 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Maldives rank
85th
New Zealand rank
83rd
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Maldives
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 49.86 kilograms per hectare against 48.56 kilograms per hectare in Maldives, a difference of 1.3 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Zealand ahead.
Maldives ranks 85th and New Zealand ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1 kilograms per hectare | 52 kilograms per hectare | 38.9 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 46.23 kilograms per hectare | 55.31 kilograms per hectare | 9.08 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 45.36 kilograms per hectare | 54.77 kilograms per hectare | 9.42 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Maldives or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 49.86 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 Maldives and New Zealand?
- 1.3 kilograms per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and New Zealand?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and New Zealand rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 85th and New Zealand ranks 83rd 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.