Argentina vs Mexico: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Argentina
1.26 million tonnes
in 2023
Mexico
1.37 million tonnes
in 2023
Argentina rank
17th
Mexico rank
15th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Argentina
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.37 million tonnes against 1.26 million tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 106,150 tonnes.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Argentina ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 15th of 201 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use
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

Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.