Italy vs Romania: Fertilizer consumption
Italy
808,422 tonnes
in 2023
Romania
769,816 tonnes
in 2023
Italy rank
30th
Romania rank
31st
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Italy currently reports 808,422 tonnes against 769,816 tonnes in Romania, a difference of 38,606 tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 30th and Romania ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 million tonnes | 319,321 tonnes | 711,547 tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 630,154 tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.08 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 587,667 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.86 million tonnes | 490,222 tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.33 million tonnes | 377,788 tonnes | 956,063 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 877,583 tonnes | 545,022 tonnes | 332,561 tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 839,417 tonnes | 773,454 tonnes | 65,963 tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Italy or Romania?
- Italy, at 808,422 tonnes against 769,816 tonnes in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Italy and Romania?
- 38,606 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Italy ranks 30th and Romania ranks 31st 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).