Canada vs Indonesia: Fertilizer consumption
Canada
4.72 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia
5.53 million tonnes
in 2023
Canada rank
7th
Indonesia rank
5th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Canada
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 5.53 million tonnes against 4.72 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 816,560 tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 612,326 tonnes | 147,461 tonnes | 464,866 tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.23 million tonnes | 511,674 tonnes | 721,056 tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.04 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 173,360 tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.29 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | 204,895 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 2.44 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | 854,184 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 3.55 million tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 4.50 million tonnes | 5.96 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Canada or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 5.53 million tonnes against 4.72 million tonnes in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Canada and Indonesia?
- 816,560 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Indonesia rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Canada ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 5th 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).