Brazil vs India: Fertilizer consumption
Brazil
18.09 million tonnes
in 2023
India
30.64 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
3rd
India rank
2nd
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 30.64 million tonnes against 18.09 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 12.55 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 353,130 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 677,349 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 2.09 million tonnes | 3.47 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 3.22 million tonnes | 8.08 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 4.43 million tonnes | 14.21 million tonnes | 9.78 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 8.43 million tonnes | 20.06 million tonnes | 11.63 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 13.27 million tonnes | 26.77 million tonnes | 13.50 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 19.27 million tonnes | 30.72 million tonnes | 11.45 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Brazil or India?
- India, at 30.64 million tonnes against 18.09 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Brazil and India?
- 12.55 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd 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).