India vs World: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

India
20.63 kg/ha
in 2023
World
9.67 kg/ha
in 2023
India rank
7th
World rank
5th

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • India
  • World
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How they compare

India currently reports 20.63 kg/ha against 9.67 kg/ha in World, a difference of 10.96 kg/ha.

That makes India's figure about 2.1 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 7th and World ranks 5th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India World Difference Ahead
1960s 8.03 kg/ha 5.7 kg/ha 2.33 kg/ha India
1970s 9.27 kg/ha 6.88 kg/ha 2.39 kg/ha India
1980s 12.14 kg/ha 8.16 kg/ha 3.98 kg/ha India
1990s 15.94 kg/ha 9.15 kg/ha 6.79 kg/ha India
2000s 17.07 kg/ha 9.47 kg/ha 7.6 kg/ha India
2010s 19.54 kg/ha 9.71 kg/ha 9.83 kg/ha India
2020s 20.42 kg/ha 9.62 kg/ha 10.8 kg/ha India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area, India or World?
India, at 20.63 kg/ha against 9.67 kg/ha in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area between India and World?
10.96 kg/ha, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and World rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
India ranks 7th and World ranks 5th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
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 (%).