Poland vs Spain: Fertilizer consumption
Poland
1.43 million tonnes
in 2023
Spain
1.32 million tonnes
in 2023
Poland rank
20th
Spain rank
22nd
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Poland
- Spain
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.43 million tonnes against 1.32 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 110,660 tonnes.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 20th and Spain ranks 22nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 million tonnes | 863,427 tonnes | 375,553 tonnes | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.82 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.84 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.19 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 810,398 tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.47 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | 433,361 tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.61 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 147,380 tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.45 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 146,345 tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Poland or Spain?
- Poland, at 1.43 million tonnes against 1.32 million tonnes in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Poland and Spain?
- 110,660 tonnes, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Spain rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Poland ranks 20th and Spain ranks 22nd of 201 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).