Brazil vs Indonesia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

Brazil
5.54 million t
in 2023
Indonesia
3.20 million t
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
Indonesia rank
7th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 5.54 million t against 3.20 million t in Indonesia, a difference of 2.34 million t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 77,688 t 104,124 t 26,436 t Indonesia
1970s 431,310 t 370,584 t 60,726 t Brazil
1980s 717,713 t 1.25 million t 527,509 t Indonesia
1990s 1.06 million t 1.77 million t 711,725 t Indonesia
2000s 2.09 million t 2.37 million t 280,112 t Indonesia
2010s 3.56 million t 3.06 million t 500,763 t Brazil
2020s 5.47 million t 3.28 million t 2.19 million t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Brazil or Indonesia?
Brazil, at 5.54 million t against 3.20 million t in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Brazil and Indonesia?
2.34 million t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Brazil ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).