Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Ireland or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 105,379 tonnes against 101,624 tonnes in Ireland as of 2023.

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

3,755 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.

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

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.

Ireland vs Zimbabwe: Fertilizer consumption

Ireland

101,624 tonnes

in 2023

Zimbabwe

105,379 tonnes

in 2023

Ireland rank

85th

Zimbabwe rank

83rd

Fertilizer consumption over time

Ireland
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 105,379 tonnes against 101,624 tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 3,755 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 83rd of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	83,431 tonnes	67,688 tonnes	15,743 tonnes	Ireland
1970s	133,095 tonnes	126,605 tonnes	6,490 tonnes	Ireland
1980s	164,159 tonnes	156,847 tonnes	7,312 tonnes	Ireland
1990s	145,951 tonnes	162,369 tonnes	16,418 tonnes	Zimbabwe
2000s	137,978 tonnes	121,750 tonnes	16,228 tonnes	Ireland
2010s	129,320 tonnes	114,737 tonnes	14,583 tonnes	Ireland
2020s	127,713 tonnes	114,760 tonnes	12,953 tonnes	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Ireland or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 105,379 tonnes against 101,624 tonnes in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Ireland and Zimbabwe?: 3,755 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Zimbabwe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Ireland ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 83rd 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).