India vs Indonesia: Fertilizer consumption
India
30.64 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia
5.53 million tonnes
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
5th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 30.64 million tonnes against 5.53 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 25.11 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 5.5 times Indonesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 5th of 200 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 million tonnes | 147,461 tonnes | 883,019 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 3.47 million tonnes | 511,674 tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 8.08 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 6.21 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 14.21 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | 11.71 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 20.06 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | 16.76 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 26.77 million tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | 21.06 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 30.72 million tonnes | 5.96 million tonnes | 24.76 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 30.64 million tonnes against 5.53 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between India and Indonesia?
- 25.11 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- India ranks 2nd 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).