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

43.7 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.

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

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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

French Polynesia vs Maldives: Fertilizer consumption

French Polynesia

327.18 tonnes

in 2023

Maldives

370.88 tonnes

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

174th

Maldives rank

173rd

Fertilizer consumption over time

French Polynesia
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 370.88 tonnes against 327.18 tonnes in French Polynesia, a difference of 43.7 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 173rd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	849.36 tonnes	154.75 tonnes	694.6 tonnes	French Polynesia
2010s	665.12 tonnes	380.27 tonnes	284.85 tonnes	French Polynesia
2020s	585.18 tonnes	352.82 tonnes	232.35 tonnes	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, French Polynesia or Maldives?: Maldives, at 370.88 tonnes against 327.18 tonnes in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between French Polynesia and Maldives?: 43.7 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Maldives?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Maldives rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: French Polynesia ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 173rd 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).