Canada vs Thailand: Fertilizer consumption
Canada
4.72 million tonnes
in 2023
Thailand
4.55 million tonnes
in 2023
Canada rank
7th
Thailand rank
8th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Canada
- Thailand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4.72 million tonnes against 4.55 million tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 165,090 tonnes.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 8th of 200 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 612,326 tonnes | 56,632 tonnes | 555,694 tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.23 million tonnes | 198,731 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.04 million tonnes | 506,530 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.29 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 909,746 tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.44 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | 563,929 tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.55 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.50 million tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Canada or Thailand?
- Canada, at 4.72 million tonnes against 4.55 million tonnes in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Canada and Thailand?
- 165,090 tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Thailand rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Canada ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 8th 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).