Indonesia vs South America: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

Indonesia
3.20 million t
in 2023
South America
8.28 million t
in 2023
Indonesia rank
7th
South America rank
10th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Indonesia
  • South America
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

South America currently reports 8.28 million t against 3.20 million t in Indonesia, a difference of 5.08 million t.

That makes South America's figure about 2.6 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.

Indonesia ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia South America Difference Ahead
1960s 104,124 t 273,174 t 169,051 t South America
1970s 370,584 t 845,931 t 475,347 t South America
1980s 1.25 million t 1.42 million t 173,160 t South America
1990s 1.77 million t 2.19 million t 415,356 t South America
2000s 2.37 million t 3.95 million t 1.58 million t South America
2010s 3.06 million t 6.03 million t 2.98 million t South America
2020s 3.28 million t 8.51 million t 5.23 million t South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Indonesia or South America?
South America, at 8.28 million t against 3.20 million t in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Indonesia and South America?
5.08 million t, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and South America rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Indonesia ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 186 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 (%).