French Polynesia vs Mali: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

French Polynesia
6.96 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mali
6.15 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
150th
Mali rank
152nd

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Mali
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 6.96 kilograms per hectare against 6.15 kilograms per hectare in Mali, a difference of 0.81 kilograms per hectare.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 150th and Mali ranks 152nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 7.79 kilograms per hectare 2.39 kilograms per hectare 5.4 kilograms per hectare French Polynesia
1980s 15.46 kilograms per hectare 4.09 kilograms per hectare 11.37 kilograms per hectare French Polynesia
1990s 16.93 kilograms per hectare 4.02 kilograms per hectare 12.91 kilograms per hectare French Polynesia
2000s 14.96 kilograms per hectare 7.92 kilograms per hectare 7.03 kilograms per hectare French Polynesia
2010s 11.68 kilograms per hectare 12.66 kilograms per hectare 0.979 kilograms per hectare Mali
2020s 10.38 kilograms per hectare 6.54 kilograms per hectare 3.85 kilograms per hectare French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, French Polynesia or Mali?
French Polynesia, at 6.96 kilograms per hectare against 6.15 kilograms per hectare in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between French Polynesia and Mali?
0.81 kilograms per hectare, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Mali?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Mali rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
French Polynesia ranks 150th and Mali ranks 152nd of 200 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 hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit
kilograms per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.