Europe vs India: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen

Europe
8.84 million t
in 2023
India
17.23 million t
in 2023
Europe rank
6th
India rank
3rd

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Europe
  • India
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 17.23 million t against 8.84 million t in Europe, a difference of 8.40 million t.

That makes India's figure about 2.0 times Europe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe ahead.

Europe ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 29 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe averaged higher in 4 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe India Difference Ahead
1960s 13.34 million t 3.17 million t 10.17 million t Europe
1970s 21.17 million t 4.26 million t 16.91 million t Europe
1980s 26.81 million t 7.05 million t 19.76 million t Europe
1990s 16.38 million t 10.48 million t 5.89 million t Europe
2000s 11.13 million t 12.63 million t 1.50 million t India
2010s 10.64 million t 15.51 million t 4.87 million t India
2020s 9.59 million t 17.41 million t 7.82 million t India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Europe or India?
India, at 17.23 million t against 8.84 million t in Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Europe and India?
8.40 million t, 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
Europe ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient balance — 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 (%).