“Fertilizers” or “Fertilisers”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 9 prefer “fertilizers” and 3 prefer “fertilisers”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	fertilizers	fertilisers	Preference
United States	99	1	“fertilizers”
United Kingdom	41	59	“fertilisers”
India	86	14	“fertilizers”
Philippines	99	1	“fertilizers”
Canada	97	3	“fertilizers”
Australia	44	56	“fertilisers”
Liberia	100	0	“fertilizers”
Ireland	54	46	“fertilizers”
New Zealand	44	56	“fertilisers”
Jamaica	100	0	“fertilizers”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“fertilizers”
Guyana	100	0	“fertilizers”

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“fertilizers”

…Broadcasting in 1980, Chemicals and Fertilizers in 1982, Steel, Mines &…
Pollution from fertilizers and supplementary feeding raises nutrient…
…of the need for phosphatic fertilizers.
…the water, and pesticides and fertilizers that seep into farmed soil…
…production of flower and garden fertilizers.
…the continued overuse of agricultural fertilizers has led to the widespread…
…Used to make flour and fertilizers for the plants.
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (Chembur, Mumbai)
…is often to apply chemical fertilizers, which leads to further water…
…the use of artificial chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides.

“fertilisers”

Fertilisers (Temporary Control of Export) Act…
…of goods (including fuels and fertilisers).
…require the use of artificial fertilisers or herbicides.
Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
…who make use of pesticides, fertilisers, gets a yield between 20…
…based and balanced use of fertilisers to enable farmers to realise…
…particular the effect of chemical fertilisers on commercial yield.
…grassland which is unimproved by fertilisers.
…transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s.
Fertilisers (Mammalian Meat and Bone Meal)…

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