India vs World: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen

India
5.80 million t
in 2023
World
41.27 million t
in 2023
India rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • India
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 41.27 million t against 5.80 million t in India, a difference of 35.47 million t.

That makes World's figure about 7.1 times India's.

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

India ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India World Difference Ahead
1960s 2.71 million t 11.55 million t 8.84 million t World
1970s 2.83 million t 14.12 million t 11.30 million t World
1980s 3.09 million t 17.40 million t 14.31 million t World
1990s 3.75 million t 20.64 million t 16.89 million t World
2000s 3.97 million t 26.53 million t 22.56 million t World
2010s 4.88 million t 35.10 million t 30.22 million t World
2020s 5.68 million t 40.35 million t 34.67 million t World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen, India or World?
World, at 41.27 million t against 5.80 million t in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen between India and World?
35.47 million t, with World 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 biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
India ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 191 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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About this data

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 (%).