Australia vs Thailand: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Australia
2.15 million tonnes
in 2023
Thailand
2.68 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Thailand rank
8th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2.68 million tonnes against 2.15 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 533,710 tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 8th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,914 tonnes | 29,208 tonnes | 55,706 tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 177,583 tonnes | 97,542 tonnes | 80,040 tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 327,350 tonnes | 288,545 tonnes | 38,805 tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 693,480 tonnes | 750,930 tonnes | 57,450 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 928,979 tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 218,613 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 231,030 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.99 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 122,102 tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Australia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 2.68 million tonnes against 2.15 million tonnes in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Australia and Thailand?
- 533,710 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Australia ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 8th of 201 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.