Australia vs Denmark: Fertilizer use per capita
Australia
9.82 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Denmark
8.24 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Australia rank
15th
Denmark rank
18th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9.82 Kilograms per capita against 8.24 Kilograms per capita in Denmark, a difference of 1.58 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Denmark ranks 18th of 204 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.46 Kilograms per capita | 37.43 Kilograms per capita | 31.97 Kilograms per capita | Denmark |
| 1970s | 7.48 Kilograms per capita | 35.96 Kilograms per capita | 28.47 Kilograms per capita | Denmark |
| 1980s | 8.94 Kilograms per capita | 28.88 Kilograms per capita | 19.94 Kilograms per capita | Denmark |
| 1990s | 10.89 Kilograms per capita | 20.99 Kilograms per capita | 10.1 Kilograms per capita | Denmark |
| 2000s | 10.87 Kilograms per capita | 14.83 Kilograms per capita | 3.96 Kilograms per capita | Denmark |
| 2010s | 9.71 Kilograms per capita | 11.6 Kilograms per capita | 1.89 Kilograms per capita | Denmark |
| 2020s | 11.92 Kilograms per capita | 12.44 Kilograms per capita | 0.515 Kilograms per capita | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Australia or Denmark?
- Australia, at 9.82 Kilograms per capita against 8.24 Kilograms per capita in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Australia and Denmark?
- 1.58 Kilograms per capita, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Australia ranks 15th and Denmark ranks 18th of 204 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 Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.