Chile vs Denmark: Fertilizer consumption
Chile
270,549 tonnes
in 2023
Denmark
268,767 tonnes
in 2023
Chile rank
53rd
Denmark rank
54th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Chile
- Denmark
How they compare
Chile currently reports 270,549 tonnes against 268,767 tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 1,782 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Chile ranks 53rd and Denmark ranks 54th of 201 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,379 tonnes | 495,136 tonnes | 430,757 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 95,842 tonnes | 658,508 tonnes | 562,666 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1980s | 152,082 tonnes | 640,027 tonnes | 487,945 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1990s | 297,733 tonnes | 478,080 tonnes | 180,347 tonnes | Denmark |
| 2000s | 294,884 tonnes | 317,093 tonnes | 22,209 tonnes | Denmark |
| 2010s | 303,621 tonnes | 308,368 tonnes | 4,748 tonnes | Denmark |
| 2020s | 281,546 tonnes | 310,332 tonnes | 28,785 tonnes | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Chile or Denmark?
- Chile, at 270,549 tonnes against 268,767 tonnes in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Chile and Denmark?
- 1,782 tonnes, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Denmark?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Denmark rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Chile ranks 53rd and Denmark ranks 54th of 201 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).