Brazil vs India: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 18.41 million t against 5.54 million t in Brazil, a difference of 12.87 million t.
That makes India's figure about 3.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,688 t | 633,499 t | 555,812 t | India |
| 1970s | 431,310 t | 2.04 million t | 1.61 million t | India |
| 1980s | 717,713 t | 4.85 million t | 4.13 million t | India |
| 1990s | 1.06 million t | 8.67 million t | 7.60 million t | India |
| 2000s | 2.09 million t | 11.42 million t | 9.33 million t | India |
| 2010s | 3.56 million t | 15.48 million t | 11.93 million t | India |
| 2020s | 5.47 million t | 18.12 million t | 12.65 million t | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Brazil or India?
- India, at 18.41 million t against 5.54 million t in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Brazil and India?
- 12.87 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (%).