India vs Southern Asia: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen

India
3.47 million t
in 2023
Southern Asia
4.46 million t
in 2023
India rank
1st
Southern Asia rank
2nd

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • India
  • Southern Asia
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 4.46 million t against 3.47 million t in India, a difference of 988,840 t.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.3 times India's.

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

India ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.31 million t 1.66 million t 348,162 t Southern Asia
1970s 1.54 million t 1.95 million t 406,238 t Southern Asia
1980s 2.05 million t 2.60 million t 541,694 t Southern Asia
1990s 2.71 million t 3.44 million t 728,897 t Southern Asia
2000s 2.90 million t 3.70 million t 805,263 t Southern Asia
2010s 3.31 million t 4.24 million t 930,921 t Southern Asia
2020s 3.44 million t 4.42 million t 980,682 t Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen, India or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 4.46 million t against 3.47 million t in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen between India and Southern Asia?
988,840 t, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Southern Asia rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen?
India ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Atmospheric deposition — 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
Last refreshed

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 (%).