India vs USSR: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium

India
1.40 million t
in 2023
USSR
5.09 million t
in 1991
India rank
6th
USSR rank
4th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium over time

  • India
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 5.09 million t against 1.40 million t in India, a difference of 3.69 million t.

That makes USSR's figure about 3.6 times India's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

India ranks 6th and USSR ranks 4th of 185 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 75,879 t 1.59 million t 1.51 million t USSR
1970s 281,672 t 4.20 million t 3.92 million t USSR
1980s 611,879 t 6.11 million t 5.50 million t USSR
1990s 1.00 million t 5.09 million t 4.09 million t USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium, India or USSR?
USSR, at 5.09 million t against 1.40 million t in India as of 1991.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium between India and USSR?
3.69 million t, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do India and USSR rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
India ranks 6th and USSR ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,440 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).