Fertilizer use by nutrient in French Guiana
French Guiana: Fertilizer use by nutrient was 1,060 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fertilizer use by nutrient 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 tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertilizer use by nutrient in French Guiana is 1,060 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use by nutrient in French Guiana peaked at 1,069 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 100 tonnes, in 1979.
French Guiana ranks 157th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.5 tonnes | 100 tonnes | 101 tonnes | 2 |
| 1980s | 353.6 tonnes | 100 tonnes | 534 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 760 tonnes | 400 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 519.9 tonnes | 400 tonnes | 621 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 818.5 tonnes | 606 tonnes | 1,016 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,049 tonnes | 1,007 tonnes | 1,069 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 154 Montenegro 1,317 tonnes compare
- 155 Puerto Rico 1,296 tonnes compare
- 156 Eritrea 1,292 tonnes compare
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 928 tonnes compare
- 159 Bhutan 643 tonnes compare
- 160 Malta 586 tonnes compare
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 by nutrient in French Guiana?
- Fertilizer use by nutrient in French Guiana was 1,060 tonnes 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 by nutrient recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,069 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use by nutrient recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 tonnes in 1979.
- How does French Guiana rank for fertilizer use by nutrient?
- French Guiana ranks 157th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use by nutrient rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 by nutrient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.