What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Pakistan and USSR?

3.97 million tonnes, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Pakistan vs USSR: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Pakistan

3.81 million tonnes

in 2023

USSR

7.78 million tonnes

in 1991

Pakistan rank

6th

USSR rank

4th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

Pakistan
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 7.78 million tonnes against 3.81 million tonnes in Pakistan, a difference of 3.97 million tonnes.

That makes USSR's figure about 2.0 times Pakistan's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 6th and USSR ranks 4th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	118,348 tonnes	2.26 million tonnes	2.14 million tonnes	USSR
1970s	465,522 tonnes	6.56 million tonnes	6.09 million tonnes	USSR
1980s	1.10 million tonnes	10.20 million tonnes	9.10 million tonnes	USSR
1990s	1.47 million tonnes	8.26 million tonnes	6.79 million tonnes	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Pakistan or USSR?: USSR, at 7.78 million tonnes against 3.81 million tonnes in Pakistan as of 1991.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Pakistan and USSR?: 3.97 million tonnes, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Pakistan and USSR rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?: Pakistan ranks 6th and USSR ranks 4th 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.