Maldives vs Tonga: Fertilizer use per capita
Maldives
0.11 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Tonga
0.12 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Maldives rank
160th
Tonga rank
157th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Maldives
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.12 Kilograms per capita against 0.11 Kilograms per capita in Maldives, a difference of 0.01 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 160th and Tonga ranks 157th of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1467 Kilograms per capita | 0.0717 Kilograms per capita | 0.075 Kilograms per capita | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.155 Kilograms per capita | 0.619 Kilograms per capita | 0.464 Kilograms per capita | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.1075 Kilograms per capita | 0.4175 Kilograms per capita | 0.31 Kilograms per capita | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Maldives or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.12 Kilograms per capita against 0.11 Kilograms per capita in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Maldives and Tonga?
- 0.01 Kilograms per capita, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tonga?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Tonga rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Maldives ranks 160th and Tonga ranks 157th of 204 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 Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.