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
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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

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).