Australia vs Vietnam: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Australia
2.15 million tonnes
in 2023
Vietnam
1.76 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Vietnam rank
12th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Australia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.15 million tonnes against 1.76 million tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 385,630 tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,914 tonnes | 44,298 tonnes | 40,616 tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 177,583 tonnes | 165,747 tonnes | 11,836 tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 327,350 tonnes | 297,599 tonnes | 29,751 tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 693,480 tonnes | 816,778 tonnes | 123,298 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 928,979 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 230,479 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 146,593 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 1.99 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 316,275 tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Australia or Vietnam?
- Australia, at 2.15 million tonnes against 1.76 million tonnes in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Australia and Vietnam?
- 385,630 tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Vietnam rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Australia ranks 10th and Vietnam ranks 12th 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.