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
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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

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

Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).