India vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen

India
17.23 million t
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
10.87 million t
in 2023
India rank
3rd
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
6th

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • India
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 17.23 million t against 10.87 million t in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 6.36 million t.

That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

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

India ranks 3rd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 6th of 201 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 3.17 million t 1.68 million t 1.50 million t India
1970s 4.26 million t 2.70 million t 1.56 million t India
1980s 7.05 million t 4.22 million t 2.84 million t India
1990s 10.48 million t 5.71 million t 4.78 million t India
2000s 12.63 million t 7.17 million t 5.47 million t India
2010s 15.51 million t 9.01 million t 6.50 million t India
2020s 17.41 million t 10.57 million t 6.84 million t India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, India or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
India, at 17.23 million t against 10.87 million t in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between India and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
6.36 million t, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
India ranks 3rd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 6th of 201 countries.
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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About this data

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 (%).