India vs World: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

India
18.41 million t
in 2023
World
105.79 million t
in 2023
India rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • India
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 105.79 million t against 18.41 million t in India, a difference of 87.38 million t.

That makes World's figure about 5.7 times India's.

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

India ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 201 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 633,499 t 17.22 million t 16.59 million t World
1970s 2.04 million t 38.87 million t 36.83 million t World
1980s 4.85 million t 64.43 million t 59.58 million t World
1990s 8.67 million t 72.42 million t 63.75 million t World
2000s 11.42 million t 83.62 million t 72.19 million t World
2010s 15.48 million t 98.99 million t 83.51 million t World
2020s 18.12 million t 104.35 million t 86.23 million t World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, India or World?
World, at 105.79 million t against 18.41 million t in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between India and World?
87.38 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
India ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 201 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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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).