Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in French Guiana
French Guiana: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland was 64.53 kilograms per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in French Guiana, 1978–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in French Guiana stood at 64.53 kilograms per hectare.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in French Guiana peaked at 85.83 kilograms per hectare in 1986 and was at its lowest, 25 kilograms per hectare, in 1979.
French Guiana ranks 59th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.12 kilograms per hectare | 25 kilograms per hectare | 25.25 kilograms per hectare | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.57 kilograms per hectare | 25 kilograms per hectare | 85.83 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.13 kilograms per hectare | 30.77 kilograms per hectare | 76.92 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.92 kilograms per hectare | 25 kilograms per hectare | 40.58 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.35 kilograms per hectare | 39.87 kilograms per hectare | 53.96 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.29 kilograms per hectare | 61.45 kilograms per hectare | 68.24 kilograms per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More agriculture & rural data for French Guiana
- Milk per animal 694.31 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Agricultural land use 42,004 hectares (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 42,004 hectares (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 64.53 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Fertilizer use per capita 3.08 Kilograms per capita (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 46.4% (2023)
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 171.53 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 1,060 tonnes (2023)
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land 0.7826 (2019)
- Agricultural land use per person 0.136 hectares per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in French Guiana?
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in French Guiana was 64.53 kilograms per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 85.83 kilograms per hectare in 1986.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 kilograms per hectare in 1979.
- How does French Guiana rank for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- French Guiana ranks 59th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.