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
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

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

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

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