Paraguay vs Romania: Fertilizer consumption

Paraguay
627,846 tonnes
in 2023
Romania
769,816 tonnes
in 2023
Paraguay rank
34th
Romania rank
31st

Fertilizer consumption over time

  • Paraguay
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 769,816 tonnes against 627,846 tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 141,970 tonnes.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.

Paraguay ranks 34th and Romania ranks 31st of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 1,597 tonnes 319,321 tonnes 317,724 tonnes Romania
1970s 3,549 tonnes 1.00 million tonnes 998,834 tonnes Romania
1980s 10,788 tonnes 1.49 million tonnes 1.48 million tonnes Romania
1990s 35,643 tonnes 490,222 tonnes 454,579 tonnes Romania
2000s 212,847 tonnes 377,788 tonnes 164,941 tonnes Romania
2010s 471,544 tonnes 545,022 tonnes 73,479 tonnes Romania
2020s 578,874 tonnes 773,454 tonnes 194,580 tonnes Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Paraguay or Romania?
Romania, at 769,816 tonnes against 627,846 tonnes in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Paraguay and Romania?
141,970 tonnes, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Romania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Paraguay and Romania rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
Paraguay ranks 34th 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).