Brazil vs United States: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled
Brazil
6.40 million tonnes
in 2023
United States
11.43 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
United States rank
3rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 11.43 million tonnes against 6.40 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 5.02 million tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86,117 tonnes | 4.78 million tonnes | 4.69 million tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 479,117 tonnes | 8.53 million tonnes | 8.05 million tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 798,688 tonnes | 9.76 million tonnes | 8.96 million tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 1.18 million tonnes | 10.87 million tonnes | 9.69 million tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 2.31 million tonnes | 11.12 million tonnes | 8.82 million tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 4.02 million tonnes | 11.87 million tonnes | 7.85 million tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 6.45 million tonnes | 11.63 million tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 11.43 million tonnes against 6.40 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Brazil and United States?
- 5.02 million tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd 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
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.