Brazil vs India: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Brazil

6.40 million tonnes

in 2023

India

20.46 million tonnes

in 2023

Brazil rank

4th

India rank

2nd

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

India currently reports 20.46 million tonnes against 6.40 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 14.05 million tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 3.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 201 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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