Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Puerto Rico (US) or Vanuatu?

Puerto Rico (US), at 1,843 tonnes against 1,547 tonnes in Vanuatu as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Puerto Rico (US) and Vanuatu?

296 tonnes, with Puerto Rico (US) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico (US) and Vanuatu?

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.

Puerto Rico (US) vs Vanuatu: Fertilizer consumption

Puerto Rico (US)

1,843 tonnes

in 2023

Vanuatu

1,547 tonnes

in 2023

Puerto Rico (US) rank

158th

Vanuatu rank

159th

Fertilizer consumption over time

Puerto Rico (US)
Vanuatu

How they compare

Puerto Rico (US) currently reports 1,843 tonnes against 1,547 tonnes in Vanuatu, a difference of 296 tonnes.

That makes Puerto Rico (US)'s figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Puerto Rico (US) has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico (US) ranks 158th and Vanuatu ranks 159th of 200 countries.

Puerto Rico (US) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico (US)	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,248 tonnes	385.89 tonnes	1,862 tonnes	Puerto Rico (US)
2010s	3,228 tonnes	1,258 tonnes	1,969 tonnes	Puerto Rico (US)
2020s	2,190 tonnes	1,254 tonnes	936.37 tonnes	Puerto Rico (US)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Puerto Rico (US) or Vanuatu?: Puerto Rico (US), at 1,843 tonnes against 1,547 tonnes in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Puerto Rico (US) and Vanuatu?: 296 tonnes, with Puerto Rico (US) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico (US) and Vanuatu?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico (US) and Vanuatu rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Puerto Rico (US) ranks 158th and Vanuatu ranks 159th 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).