France vs Saint Lucia: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
France
12.09 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Saint Lucia
12.1 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
France rank
89th
Saint Lucia rank
88th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- France
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 12.1 kilograms per hectare against 12.09 kilograms per hectare in France, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
France ranks 89th and Saint Lucia ranks 88th of 201 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.29 kilograms per hectare | 22.22 kilograms per hectare | 36.07 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 90.41 kilograms per hectare | 50.79 kilograms per hectare | 39.62 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 73.53 kilograms per hectare | 15.87 kilograms per hectare | 57.66 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 50.34 kilograms per hectare | 22.28 kilograms per hectare | 28.06 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 26.65 kilograms per hectare | 17.82 kilograms per hectare | 8.83 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 18.8 kilograms per hectare | 13.43 kilograms per hectare | 5.37 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 16.93 kilograms per hectare | 12.05 kilograms per hectare | 4.88 kilograms per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, France or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 12.1 kilograms per hectare against 12.09 kilograms per hectare in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between France and Saint Lucia?
- 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Saint Lucia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Saint Lucia rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- France ranks 89th and Saint Lucia ranks 88th 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.