What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Germany and Ukraine?

45,261 tonnes, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ukraine?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Germany vs Ukraine: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Germany

1.04 million tonnes

in 2023

Ukraine

993,599 tonnes

in 2023

Germany rank

20th

Ukraine rank

21st

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

Germany
Ukraine

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.04 million tonnes against 993,599 tonnes in Ukraine, a difference of 45,261 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 21st of 202 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.79 million tonnes	637,125 tonnes	1.15 million tonnes	Germany
2000s	1.73 million tonnes	467,094 tonnes	1.27 million tonnes	Germany
2010s	1.62 million tonnes	1.11 million tonnes	506,650 tonnes	Germany
2020s	1.10 million tonnes	1.42 million tonnes	321,342 tonnes	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Germany or Ukraine?: Germany, at 1.04 million tonnes against 993,599 tonnes in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Germany and Ukraine?: 45,261 tonnes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ukraine?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Germany and Ukraine rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?: Germany ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 21st of 202 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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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: 18 September 2026

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