Denmark vs Netherlands: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Denmark

196,052 tonnes

in 2023

Netherlands

189,276 tonnes

in 2023

Denmark rank

49th

Netherlands rank

50th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

Denmark currently reports 196,052 tonnes against 189,276 tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 6,776 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Denmark ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 50th 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.