Brazil vs India: Input — Cropland phosphorus

Brazil
2.74 million t
in 2023
India
4.13 million t
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
4th

Input — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Brazil
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 4.13 million t against 2.74 million t in Brazil, a difference of 1.39 million t.

That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 4th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1960s 248,381 t 362,658 t 114,276 t India
1970s 689,589 t 589,305 t 100,284 t Brazil
1980s 905,835 t 1.16 million t 254,894 t India
1990s 1.02 million t 1.86 million t 837,751 t India
2000s 1.69 million t 2.66 million t 969,222 t India
2010s 2.37 million t 3.51 million t 1.14 million t India
2020s 3.04 million t 4.10 million t 1.07 million t India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus, Brazil or India?
India, at 4.13 million t against 2.74 million t in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus between Brazil and India?
1.39 million t, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus?
Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 4th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Input — Cropland phosphorus
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 (%).