Australia vs Turkey: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled

Australia
2.15 million tonnes
in 2023
Turkey
1.95 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
11th
Turkey rank
12th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Turkey
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.15 million tonnes against 1.95 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 202,150 tonnes.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.

Australia ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 12th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 84,914 tonnes 102,244 tonnes 17,331 tonnes Turkey
1970s 177,583 tonnes 496,650 tonnes 319,067 tonnes Turkey
1980s 327,350 tonnes 967,773 tonnes 640,423 tonnes Turkey
1990s 693,480 tonnes 1.21 million tonnes 516,105 tonnes Turkey
2000s 928,979 tonnes 1.32 million tonnes 392,481 tonnes Turkey
2010s 1.29 million tonnes 1.56 million tonnes 270,146 tonnes Turkey
2020s 1.99 million tonnes 1.84 million tonnes 143,142 tonnes Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Australia or Turkey?
Australia, at 2.15 million tonnes against 1.95 million tonnes in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Australia and Turkey?
202,150 tonnes, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 12th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 10,323 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.