Iran vs Spain: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Iran
903,185 tonnes
in 2023
Spain
773,011 tonnes
in 2023
Iran rank
22nd
Spain rank
24th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Iran
  • Spain
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 903,185 tonnes against 773,011 tonnes in Spain, a difference of 130,174 tonnes.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Iran ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 24th 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.