What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Italy and Turkmenistan?

58,858 tonnes, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkmenistan?

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.

Italy vs Turkmenistan: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Italy

569,434 tonnes

in 2023

Turkmenistan

510,576 tonnes

in 2023

Italy rank

27th

Turkmenistan rank

29th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

Italy
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Italy currently reports 569,434 tonnes against 510,576 tonnes in Turkmenistan, a difference of 58,858 tonnes.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 27th and Turkmenistan ranks 29th of 202 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	878,262 tonnes	103,025 tonnes	775,238 tonnes	Italy
2000s	775,617 tonnes	168,100 tonnes	607,517 tonnes	Italy
2010s	578,128 tonnes	361,834 tonnes	216,294 tonnes	Italy
2020s	571,643 tonnes	476,928 tonnes	94,716 tonnes	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Italy or Turkmenistan?: Italy, at 569,434 tonnes against 510,576 tonnes in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Italy and Turkmenistan?: 58,858 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkmenistan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Italy and Turkmenistan rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?: Italy ranks 27th and Turkmenistan ranks 29th 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.