Australia vs Turkey: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Australia
2.15 million tonnes
in 2023
Turkey
1.95 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Turkey rank
11th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.15 million tonnes against 1.95 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 202,150 tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 11th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,914 tonnes | 102,244 tonnes | 17,331 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 177,583 tonnes | 496,650 tonnes | 319,067 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 327,350 tonnes | 967,773 tonnes | 640,423 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 693,480 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 516,105 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 928,979 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 392,481 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 270,146 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.99 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 143,142 tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Australia or Turkey?
- Australia, at 2.15 million tonnes against 1.95 million tonnes in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Australia and Turkey?
- 202,150 tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Australia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 11th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.