Germany vs Poland: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Germany
1.04 million tonnes
in 2023
Poland
1.16 million tonnes
in 2023
Germany rank
19th
Poland rank
18th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Germany
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.16 million tonnes against 1.04 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 117,260 tonnes.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 19th and Poland ranks 18th 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.