Australia vs Vietnam: Fertilizer consumption
Australia
2.68 million tonnes
in 2023
Vietnam
2.83 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
13th
Vietnam rank
12th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Australia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 2.83 million tonnes against 2.68 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 141,920 tonnes.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 687,300 tonnes | 112,266 tonnes | 575,034 tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 824,220 tonnes | 291,458 tonnes | 532,761 tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 962,298 tonnes | 395,226 tonnes | 567,072 tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 193,578 tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.71 million tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | 514,273 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 1.98 million tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | 814,895 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 2.78 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | 191,845 tonnes | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Australia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 2.83 million tonnes against 2.68 million tonnes in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Australia and Vietnam?
- 141,920 tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Vietnam rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Australia ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 12th 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).