Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Madagascar or North Macedonia?

North Macedonia, at 22,577 tonnes against 21,816 tonnes in Madagascar as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Madagascar and North Macedonia?

761 tonnes, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and North Macedonia?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Madagascar vs North Macedonia: Fertilizer consumption

Madagascar

21,816 tonnes

in 2023

North Macedonia

22,577 tonnes

in 2023

Madagascar rank

126th

North Macedonia rank

125th

Fertilizer consumption over time

Madagascar
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 22,577 tonnes against 21,816 tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 761 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 126th and North Macedonia ranks 125th of 200 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11,080 tonnes	39,508 tonnes	28,428 tonnes	North Macedonia
2000s	9,257 tonnes	25,421 tonnes	16,164 tonnes	North Macedonia
2010s	23,648 tonnes	27,674 tonnes	4,026 tonnes	North Macedonia
2020s	23,445 tonnes	24,168 tonnes	722.65 tonnes	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Madagascar or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 22,577 tonnes against 21,816 tonnes in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Madagascar and North Macedonia?: 761 tonnes, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and North Macedonia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and North Macedonia rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Madagascar ranks 126th and North Macedonia ranks 125th 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: 07 August 2026

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