China, mainland vs India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

China, mainland
24.67 million t
in 2024
India
22.15 million t
in 2024
China, mainland rank
2nd
India rank
3rd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 24.67 million t against 22.15 million t in India, a difference of 2.52 million t.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 212 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1960s 1.65 million t 714,067 t 932,600 t China, mainland
1970s 5.57 million t 2.37 million t 3.19 million t China, mainland
1980s 14.64 million t 5.41 million t 9.24 million t China, mainland
1990s 21.61 million t 9.63 million t 11.98 million t China, mainland
2000s 26.02 million t 12.68 million t 13.34 million t China, mainland
2010s 29.77 million t 17.19 million t 12.58 million t China, mainland
2020s 24.90 million t 20.53 million t 4.37 million t China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, China, mainland or India?
China, mainland, at 24.67 million t against 22.15 million t in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between China, mainland and India?
2.52 million t, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,879 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.