Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Ireland or Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan, at 115,035 tonnes against 101,624 tonnes in Ireland as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Ireland and Kazakhstan?

13,411 tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kazakhstan?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Ireland vs Kazakhstan: Fertilizer consumption

Ireland

101,624 tonnes

in 2023

Kazakhstan

115,035 tonnes

in 2023

Ireland rank

85th

Kazakhstan rank

82nd

Fertilizer consumption over time

Ireland
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 115,035 tonnes against 101,624 tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 13,411 tonnes.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Ireland ranks 85th and Kazakhstan ranks 82nd of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	148,151 tonnes	156,227 tonnes	8,076 tonnes	Kazakhstan
2000s	137,978 tonnes	41,607 tonnes	96,371 tonnes	Ireland
2010s	129,320 tonnes	108,223 tonnes	21,097 tonnes	Ireland
2020s	127,713 tonnes	131,786 tonnes	4,072 tonnes	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Ireland or Kazakhstan?: Kazakhstan, at 115,035 tonnes against 101,624 tonnes in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Ireland and Kazakhstan?: 13,411 tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kazakhstan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Kazakhstan rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Ireland ranks 85th and Kazakhstan ranks 82nd 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

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: 07 August 2026

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