India vs Southern Asia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use

India
22.15 million t
in 2024
Southern Asia
28.69 million t
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Southern Asia rank
2nd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • India
  • Southern Asia
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 28.69 million t against 22.15 million t in India, a difference of 6.55 million t.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.3 times India's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 714,067 t 959,250 t 245,184 t Southern Asia
1970s 2.37 million t 3.27 million t 890,334 t Southern Asia
1980s 5.41 million t 7.58 million t 2.18 million t Southern Asia
1990s 9.63 million t 13.21 million t 3.57 million t Southern Asia
2000s 12.68 million t 17.68 million t 5.00 million t Southern Asia
2010s 17.19 million t 22.65 million t 5.46 million t Southern Asia
2020s 20.53 million t 26.92 million t 6.39 million t Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, India or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 28.69 million t against 22.15 million t in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use between India and Southern Asia?
6.55 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do India and Southern Asia rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use?
India ranks 3rd and Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 12,827 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf