France vs Malaysia: Fertilizer consumption
France
2.00 million tonnes
in 2023
Malaysia
2.03 million tonnes
in 2023
France rank
16th
Malaysia rank
14th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- France
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.03 million tonnes against 2.00 million tonnes in France, a difference of 31,930 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
France ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 200 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.95 million tonnes | 101,946 tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 4.67 million tonnes | 274,158 tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 5.21 million tonnes | 624,427 tonnes | 4.58 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 4.47 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 3.35 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 3.24 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 2.68 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 2.34 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 730,270 tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, France or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.03 million tonnes against 2.00 million tonnes in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between France and Malaysia?
- 31,930 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Malaysia rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- France ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 14th 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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).