Argentina vs Australia: Fertilizer consumption
Argentina
2.03 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia
2.68 million tonnes
in 2023
Argentina rank
15th
Australia rank
13th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.68 million tonnes against 2.03 million tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 657,040 tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Argentina ranks 15th and Australia ranks 13th of 200 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,159 tonnes | 687,300 tonnes | 644,142 tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 85,911 tonnes | 824,220 tonnes | 738,309 tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 139,342 tonnes | 962,298 tonnes | 822,957 tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 512,585 tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 895,176 tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.16 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | 550,865 tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.56 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 420,899 tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.42 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | 353,252 tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Argentina or Australia?
- Australia, at 2.68 million tonnes against 2.03 million tonnes in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Argentina and Australia?
- 657,040 tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Argentina ranks 15th and Australia ranks 13th of 200 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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).