India vs United States of America: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen

India
5.80 million t
in 2023
United States of America
7.10 million t
in 2023
India rank
2nd
United States of America rank
5th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • India
  • United States of America
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 7.10 million t against 5.80 million t in India, a difference of 1.30 million t.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 2.71 million t 2.10 million t 610,886 t India
1970s 2.83 million t 3.42 million t 596,222 t United States of America
1980s 3.09 million t 4.15 million t 1.06 million t United States of America
1990s 3.75 million t 4.62 million t 870,529 t United States of America
2000s 3.97 million t 5.57 million t 1.60 million t United States of America
2010s 4.88 million t 6.64 million t 1.76 million t United States of America
2020s 5.68 million t 7.27 million t 1.59 million t United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen, India or United States of America?
United States of America, at 7.10 million t against 5.80 million t in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen between India and United States of America?
1.30 million t, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and United States of America rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
India ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,870 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 (%).