Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Greece or Iraq?

Greece, at 264,633 tonnes against 251,058 tonnes in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Greece and Iraq?

13,575 tonnes, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iraq?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Greece vs Iraq: Fertilizer consumption

Greece

264,633 tonnes

in 2023

Iraq

251,058 tonnes

in 2023

Greece rank

55th

Iraq rank

56th

Fertilizer consumption over time

Greece
Iraq

How they compare

Greece currently reports 264,633 tonnes against 251,058 tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 13,575 tonnes.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 55th and Iraq ranks 56th of 201 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	249,542 tonnes	6,066 tonnes	243,476 tonnes	Greece
1970s	450,744 tonnes	41,341 tonnes	409,403 tonnes	Greece
1980s	627,682 tonnes	153,940 tonnes	473,742 tonnes	Greece
1990s	552,210 tonnes	310,019 tonnes	242,191 tonnes	Greece
2000s	378,007 tonnes	294,892 tonnes	83,115 tonnes	Greece
2010s	284,401 tonnes	185,457 tonnes	98,944 tonnes	Greece
2020s	297,788 tonnes	258,357 tonnes	39,431 tonnes	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Greece or Iraq?: Greece, at 264,633 tonnes against 251,058 tonnes in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Greece and Iraq?: 13,575 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iraq?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and Iraq rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Greece ranks 55th and Iraq ranks 56th 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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Indicator: Fertilizer consumption
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).