Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Belarus or Ethiopia?

Ethiopia, at 547,263 tonnes against 490,809 tonnes in Belarus as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Belarus and Ethiopia?

56,454 tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Ethiopia?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

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.

Belarus vs Ethiopia: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Belarus

490,809 tonnes

in 2023

Ethiopia

547,263 tonnes

in 2023

Belarus rank

30th

Ethiopia rank

28th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

Belarus
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 547,263 tonnes against 490,809 tonnes in Belarus, a difference of 56,454 tonnes.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 30th and Ethiopia ranks 28th of 202 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	251,857 tonnes	57,839 tonnes	194,018 tonnes	Belarus
2000s	388,320 tonnes	85,455 tonnes	302,865 tonnes	Belarus
2010s	469,046 tonnes	254,215 tonnes	214,832 tonnes	Belarus
2020s	460,823 tonnes	476,137 tonnes	15,314 tonnes	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Belarus or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 547,263 tonnes against 490,809 tonnes in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Belarus and Ethiopia?: 56,454 tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Ethiopia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Ethiopia rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?: Belarus ranks 30th and Ethiopia ranks 28th of 202 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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Indicator: Fertilizer use by nutrient
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: 202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.