Italy vs Japan: Fertilizer consumption
Italy
808,422 tonnes
in 2023
Japan
731,822 tonnes
in 2023
Italy rank
30th
Japan rank
33rd
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 808,422 tonnes against 731,822 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 76,600 tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 30th and Japan ranks 33rd of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 655,109 tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 240,468 tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.08 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 285,224 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.86 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 364,771 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 197,242 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 877,583 tonnes | 914,684 tonnes | 37,101 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 839,417 tonnes | 756,194 tonnes | 83,223 tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 808,422 tonnes against 731,822 tonnes in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Italy and Japan?
- 76,600 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Italy ranks 30th and Japan ranks 33rd 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).