Barbados vs Maldives: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Barbados
141 tonnes
in 2023
Maldives
238 tonnes
in 2023
Barbados rank
173rd
Maldives rank
171st

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

  • Barbados
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 238 tonnes against 141 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 97 tonnes.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.7 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 1,190 tonnes 81.88 tonnes 1,108 tonnes Barbados
2010s 590.2 tonnes 251.3 tonnes 338.9 tonnes Barbados
2020s 152 tonnes 228 tonnes 76 tonnes Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Barbados or Maldives?
Maldives, at 238 tonnes against 141 tonnes in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Barbados and Maldives?
97 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?
Barbados ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st 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 use by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertilizer use by nutrient
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
202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.