India vs Pakistan: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

India
10.78 kg/ha
in 2023
Pakistan
11.95 kg/ha
in 2023
India rank
45th
Pakistan rank
42nd

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
051015196119922023

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 11.95 kg/ha against 10.78 kg/ha in India, a difference of 1.17 kg/ha.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

India ranks 45th and Pakistan ranks 42nd of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s -0.9131 kg/ha -0.6778 kg/ha 0.2353 kg/ha Pakistan
1970s -0.4009 kg/ha 0.0082 kg/ha 0.4092 kg/ha Pakistan
1980s 1.85 kg/ha 2.21 kg/ha 0.3661 kg/ha Pakistan
1990s 4.02 kg/ha 3.61 kg/ha 0.406 kg/ha India
2000s 7.49 kg/ha 6.9 kg/ha 0.5884 kg/ha India
2010s 9.57 kg/ha 10.69 kg/ha 1.12 kg/ha Pakistan
2020s 11.22 kg/ha 12.46 kg/ha 1.24 kg/ha Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, India or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 11.95 kg/ha against 10.78 kg/ha in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between India and Pakistan?
1.17 kg/ha, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
India ranks 45th and Pakistan ranks 42nd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
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
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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 (%).