South Korea vs Uruguay: Nitrogen fertilizer use

South Korea

211,405 tonnes

in 2023

Uruguay

201,843 tonnes

in 2023

South Korea rank

47th

Uruguay rank

48th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

South Korea
Uruguay

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 211,405 tonnes against 201,843 tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 9,562 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 47th and Uruguay ranks 48th of 201 countries.

Individual pages

Nitrogen fertilizer use in South Korea
Nitrogen fertilizer use in Uruguay
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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