Brazil vs China: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Brazil
6.40 million tonnes
in 2023
China
24.55 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Brazil
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 24.55 million tonnes against 6.40 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 18.14 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 3.8 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st 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.