Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Maldives

Fertilizer use in the Maldives in 2023 — 92.8 kg/ha. Ranked 92 in the world out of 191. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 1,445.8%.

2023 92.8 kg/ha +41.3% vs 2022
World rank 92of 191
Period maximum 193.3 kg/ha2013
Period minimum 6 kg/ha2002

Trend over time

2002–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Maldives, 2002–2023050100150200200220052008201120142017202020232002: 6 kg/ha2003: 8 kg/ha2004: 10.3 kg/ha2005: 29.7 kg/ha2006: 117.7 kg/ha2007: 87.3 kg/ha2008: 22.3 kg/ha2009: 131.3 kg/ha2010: 94.4 kg/ha2011: 36.7 kg/ha2012: 134.9 kg/ha2013: 193.3 kg/ha2014: 60.3 kg/ha2015: 61 kg/ha2016: 94.1 kg/ha2017: 113.3 kg/ha2018: 114.9 kg/ha2019: 71.8 kg/ha2020: 91 kg/ha2021: 110.3 kg/ha2022: 65.6 kg/ha2023: 92.8 kg/ha
Change over the period: +86.8 (+1,445.83%) Average annual rate: 13.93 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 92.8 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
South Asia 206.4 kg/ha
Southern Asia computed 183 kg/ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 235.8 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 92.8 +27.1 +41.3%
2022 65.6 −44.6 −40.47%
2021 110.3 +19.2 +21.13%
2020 91 +19.2 +26.79%
2019 71.8 −43.1 −37.5%
2018 114.9 +1.5 +1.36%
2017 113.3 +19.2 +20.44%
2016 94.1 +33.1 +54.2%
2015 61 +0.8 +1.28%
2014 60.3 −133.1 −68.83%
2013 193.3 +58.5 +43.35%
2012 134.9 +98.2 +267.83%
2011 36.7 −57.7 −61.14%
2010 94.4 −37 −28.15%
2009 131.3 +109 +488.06%
2008 22.3 −65 −74.43%
2007 87.3 −30.3 −25.78%
2006 117.7 +88 +296.63%
2005 29.7 +19.3 +187.1%
2004 10.3 +2.3 +29.17%
2003 8 +2 +33.33%
2002 6

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.