Taiwan vs Uruguay: Fertilizer consumption
Taiwan
325,653 tonnes
in 2023
Uruguay
345,237 tonnes
in 2023
Taiwan rank
46th
Uruguay rank
44th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Taiwan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 345,237 tonnes against 325,653 tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 19,584 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 44th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 448,469 tonnes | 160,205 tonnes | 288,264 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 396,406 tonnes | 336,542 tonnes | 59,864 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 338,017 tonnes | 355,836 tonnes | 17,818 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Taiwan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 345,237 tonnes against 325,653 tonnes in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Taiwan and Uruguay?
- 19,584 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Taiwan and Uruguay rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Taiwan ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 44th 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).