Australia vs Indonesia: Fertilizer use by nutrient
Australia
2.15 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia
2.98 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Indonesia rank
7th
Fertilizer use by nutrient over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2.98 million tonnes against 2.15 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 834,610 tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,914 tonnes | 106,747 tonnes | 21,833 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 177,583 tonnes | 376,818 tonnes | 199,235 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 327,350 tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 917,884 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 693,480 tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 928,979 tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.29 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.99 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Australia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 2.98 million tonnes against 2.15 million tonnes in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Australia and Indonesia?
- 834,610 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?
- Australia ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th 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 use by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.