Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Ethiopia or Romania?

Ethiopia, at 547,263 tonnes against 463,657 tonnes in Romania as of 2023.

What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Ethiopia and Romania?

83,606 tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Romania?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

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.

Ethiopia vs Romania: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Ethiopia

547,263 tonnes

in 2023

Romania

463,657 tonnes

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

27th

Romania rank

30th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

Ethiopia
Romania

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 547,263 tonnes against 463,657 tonnes in Romania, a difference of 83,606 tonnes.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Romania ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 27th and Romania ranks 30th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	57,839 tonnes	258,229 tonnes	200,390 tonnes	Romania
2000s	85,455 tonnes	266,191 tonnes	180,736 tonnes	Romania
2010s	254,215 tonnes	356,469 tonnes	102,254 tonnes	Romania
2020s	476,137 tonnes	475,592 tonnes	545 tonnes	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Ethiopia or Romania?: Ethiopia, at 547,263 tonnes against 463,657 tonnes in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Ethiopia and Romania?: 83,606 tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Romania?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Romania rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?: Ethiopia ranks 27th and Romania ranks 30th 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

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: 07 August 2026

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