Indonesia vs Thailand: Fertilizer consumption
Indonesia
5.53 million tonnes
in 2023
Thailand
4.55 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
Thailand rank
8th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Indonesia
- Thailand
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 5.53 million tonnes against 4.55 million tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 981,650 tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 8th of 200 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147,461 tonnes | 56,632 tonnes | 90,828 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 511,674 tonnes | 198,731 tonnes | 312,943 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 1.87 million tonnes | 506,530 tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 2.50 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 3.30 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 5.72 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 5.96 million tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Indonesia or Thailand?
- Indonesia, at 5.53 million tonnes against 4.55 million tonnes in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Indonesia and Thailand?
- 981,650 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Thailand rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Indonesia ranks 5th 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).