Brazil vs Indonesia: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Brazil
6.40 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia
2.98 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
4th
Indonesia rank
7th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 6.40 million tonnes against 2.98 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 3.42 million tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86,117 tonnes | 106,747 tonnes | 20,630 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 479,117 tonnes | 376,818 tonnes | 102,300 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 798,688 tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 446,546 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 593,613 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 2.31 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | 24,257 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 4.02 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.45 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Brazil, at 6.40 million tonnes against 2.98 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 3.42 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 7th 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.