Bangladesh vs Canada: Fertilizer consumption
Bangladesh
3.09 million tonnes
in 2023
Canada
4.72 million tonnes
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
10th
Canada rank
7th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Bangladesh
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4.72 million tonnes against 3.09 million tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.63 million tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Canada ranks 7th of 200 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67,469 tonnes | 612,326 tonnes | 544,857 tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 231,377 tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 594,941 tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.10 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.46 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 982,503 tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.16 million tonnes | 3.55 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.96 million tonnes | 4.50 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Bangladesh or Canada?
- Canada, at 4.72 million tonnes against 3.09 million tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Bangladesh and Canada?
- 1.63 million tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Canada?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Canada rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and Canada ranks 7th 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).