Australia vs India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity

Australia
2.31 million t
in 2024
India
4.47 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
India rank
2nd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Australia
  • India
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922024

How they compare

India currently reports 4.47 million t against 2.31 million t in Australia, a difference of 2.16 million t.

That makes India's figure about 1.9 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Australia ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia India Difference Ahead
1960s 44,733 t 483,000 t 438,267 t India
1970s 9,070 t 819,920 t 810,850 t India
1980s 125,898 t 929,285 t 803,387 t India
1990s 479,551 t 1.12 million t 645,224 t India
2000s 703,650 t 1.49 million t 782,604 t India
2010s 1.14 million t 4.47 million t 3.33 million t India
2020s 1.82 million t 5.72 million t 3.90 million t India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, Australia or India?
India, at 4.47 million t against 2.31 million t in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity between Australia and India?
2.16 million t, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and India rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
Australia ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity. 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) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 14,127 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