Russia vs Thailand: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Russia
2.21 million tonnes
in 2023
Thailand
2.68 million tonnes
in 2023
Russia rank
9th
Thailand rank
8th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Russia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2.68 million tonnes against 2.21 million tonnes in Russia, a difference of 473,470 tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 9th and Thailand ranks 8th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 million tonnes | 800,873 tonnes | 486,252 tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 991,080 tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 156,513 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.35 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 167,450 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2.10 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 236,360 tonnes | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Russia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 2.68 million tonnes against 2.21 million tonnes in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Russia and Thailand?
- 473,470 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Thailand?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Thailand rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Russia ranks 9th 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.