Europe vs India: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Europe
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 21.52 kg/ha against 4.76 kg/ha in Europe, a difference of 16.76 kg/ha.
That makes India's figure about 4.5 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 19th and India ranks 15th of 29 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.88 kg/ha | 0.5478 kg/ha | 8.33 kg/ha | Europe |
| 1970s | 14.64 kg/ha | 1.73 kg/ha | 12.92 kg/ha | Europe |
| 1980s | 17.39 kg/ha | 4.75 kg/ha | 12.64 kg/ha | Europe |
| 1990s | 8.11 kg/ha | 8.61 kg/ha | 0.5016 kg/ha | India |
| 2000s | 5.15 kg/ha | 13.16 kg/ha | 8 kg/ha | India |
| 2010s | 5.28 kg/ha | 17.98 kg/ha | 12.7 kg/ha | India |
| 2020s | 5.32 kg/ha | 21.41 kg/ha | 16.09 kg/ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Europe or India?
- India, at 21.52 kg/ha against 4.76 kg/ha in Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Europe and India?
- 16.76 kg/ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe and India rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Europe ranks 19th and India ranks 15th of 29 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).