Denmark vs South Korea: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Denmark
196,052 tonnes
in 2023
South Korea
211,405 tonnes
in 2023
Denmark rank
49th
South Korea rank
47th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Denmark
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 211,405 tonnes against 196,052 tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 15,353 tonnes.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

Denmark ranks 49th and South Korea ranks 47th 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.