India vs World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled

India
4.47 million t
in 2024
World
47.78 million t
in 2024
India rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time

  • India
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 47.78 million t against 4.47 million t in India, a difference of 43.31 million t.

That makes World's figure about 10.7 times India's.

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

India ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India World Difference Ahead
1960s 483,000 t 4.43 million t 3.95 million t World
1970s 819,920 t 8.81 million t 7.99 million t World
1980s 929,285 t 16.10 million t 15.17 million t World
1990s 1.12 million t 23.32 million t 22.19 million t World
2000s 1.49 million t 28.03 million t 26.54 million t World
2010s 4.47 million t 40.36 million t 35.90 million t World
2020s 5.72 million t 47.23 million t 41.51 million t World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, India or World?
World, at 47.78 million t against 4.47 million t in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between India and World?
43.31 million t, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do India and World rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
India ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
277 places, 14,201 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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.