Japan vs Paraguay: Fertilizer consumption
Japan
731,822 tonnes
in 2023
Paraguay
627,846 tonnes
in 2023
Japan rank
33rd
Paraguay rank
34th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Japan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Japan currently reports 731,822 tonnes against 627,846 tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 103,976 tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 33rd and Paraguay ranks 34th of 200 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 million tonnes | 1,597 tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.87 million tonnes | 3,549 tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.80 million tonnes | 10,788 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.50 million tonnes | 35,643 tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.14 million tonnes | 212,847 tonnes | 923,762 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 914,684 tonnes | 471,544 tonnes | 443,140 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 756,194 tonnes | 578,874 tonnes | 177,320 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Japan or Paraguay?
- Japan, at 731,822 tonnes against 627,846 tonnes in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Japan and Paraguay?
- 103,976 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Paraguay rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Japan ranks 33rd and Paraguay ranks 34th 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).