Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Barbados or French Polynesia?

French Polynesia, at 327.18 tonnes against 226.08 tonnes in Barbados as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Barbados and French Polynesia?

101.1 tonnes, with French Polynesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and French Polynesia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1973 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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs French Polynesia: Fertilizer consumption

Barbados

226.08 tonnes

in 2023

French Polynesia

327.18 tonnes

in 2023

Barbados rank

177th

French Polynesia rank

174th

Fertilizer consumption over time

Barbados
French Polynesia

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 327.18 tonnes against 226.08 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 101.1 tonnes.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.4 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 177th and French Polynesia ranks 174th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	French Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4,849 tonnes	468.86 tonnes	4,380 tonnes	Barbados
1980s	4,324 tonnes	993.96 tonnes	3,330 tonnes	Barbados
1990s	2,910 tonnes	994.4 tonnes	1,916 tonnes	Barbados
2000s	1,826 tonnes	895 tonnes	931.29 tonnes	Barbados
2010s	1,040 tonnes	665.12 tonnes	374.4 tonnes	Barbados
2020s	294.1 tonnes	585.18 tonnes	291.08 tonnes	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Barbados or French Polynesia?: French Polynesia, at 327.18 tonnes against 226.08 tonnes in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Barbados and French Polynesia?: 101.1 tonnes, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and French Polynesia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Barbados and French Polynesia rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Barbados ranks 177th and French Polynesia ranks 174th 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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fertilizer consumption
Unit: tonnes
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, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).