Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled was 198 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Polynesia, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Polynesia is 198 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 32.0% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Polynesia peaked at 800 tonnes in 1984 and was at its lowest, 50 tonnes, in 1974.
That places French Polynesia 173rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 50 tonnes | — |
| 1975 | 100 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 194 tonnes | +94.0% |
| 1977 | 206 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 317 tonnes | +53.9% |
| 1979 | 255 tonnes | -19.6% |
| 1980 | 258 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 276 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 343 tonnes | +24.3% |
| 1983 | 394 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 800 tonnes | +103.0% |
| 1985 | 400 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1986 | 300 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 400 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 494 tonnes | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 500 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 381 tonnes | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 388 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 335 tonnes | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 383 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 293 tonnes | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 320 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 333 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 454 tonnes | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 270 tonnes | -40.5% |
| 2010 | 359 tonnes | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 349 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 248 tonnes | -28.9% |
| 2013 | 247 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 227 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 343 tonnes | +51.1% |
| 2016 | 256 tonnes | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 377 tonnes | +47.3% |
| 2018 | 237 tonnes | -37.1% |
| 2019 | 381 tonnes | +60.8% |
| 2020 | 309 tonnes | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 385 tonnes | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 291 tonnes | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 198 tonnes | -32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 187 tonnes | 50 tonnes | 317 tonnes | 6 |
| 1980s | 367.1 tonnes | 258 tonnes | 800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 389.4 tonnes | 300 tonnes | 494 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 365.7 tonnes | 270 tonnes | 500 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 302.4 tonnes | 227 tonnes | 381 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 295.75 tonnes | 198 tonnes | 385 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 170 Saint Lucia 311 tonnes compare
- 171 Brunei 243 tonnes compare
- 172 Maldives 238 tonnes compare
- 174 Barbados 141 tonnes compare
- 175 Grenada 137 tonnes compare
- 176 Cape Verde 133 tonnes compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 133 tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for French Polynesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.86 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 442.4 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3824 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.2% (2020)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.2% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Polynesia?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Polynesia was 198 tonnes in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 800 tonnes in 1984.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 tonnes in 1974.
- How does French Polynesia rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- French Polynesia ranks 173rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.