Australia vs Malaysia: Fertilizer consumption
Australia
2.68 million tonnes
in 2023
Malaysia
2.03 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
13th
Malaysia rank
14th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.68 million tonnes against 2.03 million tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 654,460 tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 687,300 tonnes | 101,946 tonnes | 585,354 tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 824,220 tonnes | 274,158 tonnes | 550,061 tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 962,298 tonnes | 624,427 tonnes | 337,871 tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 286,911 tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.71 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 259,076 tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.98 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 336,208 tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.78 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Australia or Malaysia?
- Australia, at 2.68 million tonnes against 2.03 million tonnes in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Australia and Malaysia?
- 654,460 tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Australia ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 14th 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).