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
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
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.