Barbados vs Reunion: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Barbados
6.33 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Reunion
6.79 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Barbados rank
127th
Reunion rank
124th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Barbados
- Reunion
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 6.79 kilograms per hectare against 6.33 kilograms per hectare in Barbados, a difference of 0.46 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Reunion's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Reunion ahead.
Barbados ranks 127th and Reunion ranks 124th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Reunion in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.72 kilograms per hectare | 34.97 kilograms per hectare | 21.25 kilograms per hectare | Reunion |
| 1970s | 39.46 kilograms per hectare | 79.5 kilograms per hectare | 40.04 kilograms per hectare | Reunion |
| 1980s | 51.13 kilograms per hectare | 68.45 kilograms per hectare | 17.32 kilograms per hectare | Reunion |
| 1990s | 11.83 kilograms per hectare | 63.48 kilograms per hectare | 51.65 kilograms per hectare | Reunion |
| 2000s | 19.14 kilograms per hectare | 10.7 kilograms per hectare | 8.44 kilograms per hectare | Barbados |
| 2010s | 28.25 kilograms per hectare | 5.86 kilograms per hectare | 22.39 kilograms per hectare | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.33 kilograms per hectare | 6.94 kilograms per hectare | 6.39 kilograms per hectare | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Barbados or Reunion?
- Reunion, at 6.79 kilograms per hectare against 6.33 kilograms per hectare in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Barbados and Reunion?
- 0.46 kilograms per hectare, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Reunion?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Reunion rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Barbados ranks 127th and Reunion ranks 124th 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 Phosphate 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
Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.