Germany vs Ukraine: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Germany
1.04 million tonnes
in 2023
Ukraine
993,599 tonnes
in 2023
Germany rank
19th
Ukraine rank
20th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Germany
  • Ukraine
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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 19th and Ukraine ranks 20th 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.