Brazil vs USSR: Fertilizer consumption
Brazil
18.09 million tonnes
in 2023
USSR
19.47 million tonnes
in 1991
Brazil rank
3rd
USSR rank
1st
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Brazil
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 19.47 million tonnes against 18.09 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 1.38 million tonnes.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 200 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 353,130 tonnes | 5.84 million tonnes | 5.49 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1970s | 2.09 million tonnes | 15.10 million tonnes | 13.00 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1980s | 3.22 million tonnes | 23.51 million tonnes | 20.29 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1990s | 3.15 million tonnes | 20.55 million tonnes | 17.40 million tonnes | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Brazil or USSR?
- USSR, at 19.47 million tonnes against 18.09 million tonnes in Brazil as of 1991.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Brazil and USSR?
- 1.38 million tonnes, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Brazil and USSR rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and USSR 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).