Maldives vs Spain: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Maldives
75.69 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Spain
79.71 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Maldives rank
89th
Spain rank
86th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Maldives
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 79.71 kilograms per hectare against 75.69 kilograms per hectare in Maldives, a difference of 4.02 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Spain ahead.
Maldives ranks 89th and Spain ranks 86th of 201 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.67 kilograms per hectare | 104.11 kilograms per hectare | 79.44 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 69.62 kilograms per hectare | 103.02 kilograms per hectare | 33.41 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 70.33 kilograms per hectare | 95.88 kilograms per hectare | 25.55 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Maldives or Spain?
- Spain, at 79.71 kilograms per hectare against 75.69 kilograms per hectare in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Maldives and Spain?
- 4.02 kilograms per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Spain rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Maldives ranks 89th and Spain ranks 86th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use of all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers) per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.