Which has higher fertilizer use, Bangladesh or Vietnam?

Vietnam, at 1.76 million against 1.50 million in Bangladesh as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Vietnam?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh

1.50 million

in 2023

Vietnam

1.76 million

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

14th

Vietnam rank

12th

Vietnam currently reports 1.76 million against 1.50 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 265,760.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 14th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 4.

Decade	Bangladesh	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50,067	44,298	5,768	Bangladesh
1970s	154,241	165,747	11,506	Vietnam
1980s	397,775	297,599	100,176	Bangladesh
1990s	827,804	816,778	11,026	Bangladesh
2000s	1.06 million	1.16 million	97,619	Vietnam
2010s	1.23 million	1.43 million	201,198	Vietnam
2020s	1.47 million	1.67 million	194,130	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher fertilizer use, Bangladesh or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 1.76 million against 1.50 million in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use between Bangladesh and Vietnam?: 265,760, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Vietnam?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Vietnam rank globally for fertilizer use?: Bangladesh ranks 14th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.