Turkey vs Vietnam: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Turkey
1.95 million tonnes
in 2023
Vietnam
1.76 million tonnes
in 2023
Turkey rank
12th
Vietnam rank
13th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Turkey
- Vietnam
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.95 million tonnes against 1.76 million tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 183,480 tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 12th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 202 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102,244 tonnes | 44,298 tonnes | 57,946 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 496,650 tonnes | 165,747 tonnes | 330,903 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 967,773 tonnes | 297,599 tonnes | 670,174 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.21 million tonnes | 816,778 tonnes | 392,807 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.32 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 162,002 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.56 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 123,553 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.84 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 173,132 tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Turkey or Vietnam?
- Turkey, at 1.95 million tonnes against 1.76 million tonnes in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Turkey and Vietnam?
- 183,480 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Turkey and Vietnam rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Turkey ranks 12th and Vietnam ranks 13th 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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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.