Brazil vs China: Fertilizer consumption
Brazil
18.09 million tonnes
in 2023
China
42.72 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
3rd
China rank
1st
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 42.72 million tonnes against 18.09 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 24.63 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 2.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 200 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 353,130 tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | China |
| 1970s | 2.09 million tonnes | 7.26 million tonnes | 5.16 million tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 3.22 million tonnes | 19.36 million tonnes | 16.14 million tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 4.43 million tonnes | 31.95 million tonnes | 27.52 million tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 8.43 million tonnes | 42.05 million tonnes | 33.62 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 13.27 million tonnes | 52.09 million tonnes | 38.82 million tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 19.27 million tonnes | 43.75 million tonnes | 24.47 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Brazil or China?
- China, at 42.72 million tonnes against 18.09 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Brazil and China?
- 24.63 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st 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).