What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Maldives and Palestine?

0.17 kilograms per hectare, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palestine?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Maldives vs Palestine: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Maldives

48.56 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Palestine

48.39 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Maldives rank

85th

Palestine rank

86th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Maldives
Palestine

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 48.56 kilograms per hectare against 48.39 kilograms per hectare in Palestine, a difference of 0.17 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Palestine ahead.

Maldives ranks 85th and Palestine ranks 86th of 201 countries.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.1 kilograms per hectare	48.14 kilograms per hectare	35.03 kilograms per hectare	Palestine
2010s	46.23 kilograms per hectare	49.79 kilograms per hectare	3.56 kilograms per hectare	Palestine
2020s	45.36 kilograms per hectare	53.44 kilograms per hectare	8.08 kilograms per hectare	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Maldives or Palestine?: Maldives, at 48.56 kilograms per hectare against 48.39 kilograms per hectare in Palestine as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Maldives and Palestine?: 0.17 kilograms per hectare, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palestine?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Palestine rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Maldives ranks 85th and Palestine ranks 86th of 201 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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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: 28 August 2026

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