Myanmar vs Tanzania: Fertilizer consumption

Myanmar
272,127 tonnes
in 2023
Tanzania
279,537 tonnes
in 2023
Myanmar rank
51st
Tanzania rank
50th

Fertilizer consumption over time

  • Myanmar
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 279,537 tonnes against 272,127 tonnes in Myanmar, a difference of 7,410 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 50th of 200 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 15,406 tonnes 6,282 tonnes 9,124 tonnes Myanmar
1970s 54,686 tonnes 24,916 tonnes 29,770 tonnes Myanmar
1980s 141,075 tonnes 37,012 tonnes 104,063 tonnes Myanmar
1990s 132,369 tonnes 36,654 tonnes 95,714 tonnes Myanmar
2000s 111,691 tonnes 44,845 tonnes 66,846 tonnes Myanmar
2010s 290,005 tonnes 137,181 tonnes 152,824 tonnes Myanmar
2020s 426,376 tonnes 229,093 tonnes 197,282 tonnes Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Myanmar or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 279,537 tonnes against 272,127 tonnes in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Myanmar and Tanzania?
7,410 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tanzania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Tanzania rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
Myanmar ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 50th 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).