France vs Vietnam: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled

France
1.73 million tonnes
in 2023
Vietnam
1.76 million tonnes
in 2023
France rank
14th
Vietnam rank
13th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled over time

  • France
  • Vietnam
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.76 million tonnes against 1.73 million tonnes in France, a difference of 31,080 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 14th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 202 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 937,428 tonnes 44,298 tonnes 893,130 tonnes France
1970s 1.74 million tonnes 165,747 tonnes 1.58 million tonnes France
1980s 2.40 million tonnes 297,599 tonnes 2.10 million tonnes France
1990s 2.42 million tonnes 816,778 tonnes 1.61 million tonnes France
2000s 2.24 million tonnes 1.16 million tonnes 1.08 million tonnes France
2010s 2.13 million tonnes 1.43 million tonnes 699,644 tonnes France
2020s 1.89 million tonnes 1.67 million tonnes 216,385 tonnes France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, France or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1.76 million tonnes against 1.73 million tonnes in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between France and Vietnam?
31,080 tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Vietnam rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
France ranks 14th and Vietnam ranks 13th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Vietnam: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 04 October 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/nitrogen-fertilizer-use-gaps-filled/france/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/nitrogen-fertilizer-use-gaps-filled/france/viet-nam/">France vs Vietnam: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

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.