Japan vs Romania: Fertilizer consumption
Japan
731,822 tonnes
in 2023
Romania
769,816 tonnes
in 2023
Japan rank
33rd
Romania rank
31st
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Japan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 769,816 tonnes against 731,822 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 37,994 tonnes.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 million tonnes | 319,321 tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.87 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 870,622 tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.80 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 302,443 tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.50 million tonnes | 490,222 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.14 million tonnes | 377,788 tonnes | 758,821 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 914,684 tonnes | 545,022 tonnes | 369,662 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 756,194 tonnes | 773,454 tonnes | 17,260 tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Japan or Romania?
- Romania, at 769,816 tonnes against 731,822 tonnes in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Japan and Romania?
- 37,994 tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Romania rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Japan ranks 33rd 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).