Italy vs Philippines: Fertilizer use by nutrient
Italy
569,434 tonnes
in 2023
Philippines
653,342 tonnes
in 2023
Italy rank
27th
Philippines rank
26th
Fertilizer use by nutrient over time
- Italy
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 653,342 tonnes against 569,434 tonnes in Italy, a difference of 83,908 tonnes.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 442,632 tonnes | 60,187 tonnes | 382,446 tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 764,642 tonnes | 161,258 tonnes | 603,384 tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 984,726 tonnes | 271,601 tonnes | 713,124 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 881,178 tonnes | 418,684 tonnes | 462,494 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 775,617 tonnes | 501,101 tonnes | 274,516 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 578,128 tonnes | 598,025 tonnes | 19,896 tonnes | Philippines |
| 2020s | 571,643 tonnes | 729,680 tonnes | 158,037 tonnes | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Italy or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 653,342 tonnes against 569,434 tonnes in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Italy and Philippines?
- 83,908 tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Philippines?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Philippines rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?
- Italy ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 26th 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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About this data
Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.