Indonesia vs Thailand: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Indonesia
2.98 million tonnes
in 2023
Thailand
2.68 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia rank
7th
Thailand rank
8th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Indonesia
- Thailand
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2.98 million tonnes against 2.68 million tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 300,900 tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 8th of 201 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106,747 tonnes | 29,208 tonnes | 77,539 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 376,818 tonnes | 97,542 tonnes | 279,276 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 1.25 million tonnes | 288,545 tonnes | 956,689 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 1.77 million tonnes | 750,930 tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 2.33 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 2.93 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 3.30 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Indonesia or Thailand?
- Indonesia, at 2.98 million tonnes against 2.68 million tonnes in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Indonesia and Thailand?
- 300,900 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Thailand rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Indonesia ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 8th 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
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.