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

Europe
11.92 million t
in 2024
India
4.47 million t
in 2024
Europe rank
5th
India rank
2nd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Europe
  • India
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

Europe currently reports 11.92 million t against 4.47 million t in India, a difference of 7.45 million t.

That makes Europe's figure about 2.7 times India's.

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

Europe ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 62 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe India Difference Ahead
1960s 1.16 million t 483,000 t 680,309 t Europe
1970s 2.13 million t 819,920 t 1.31 million t Europe
1980s 4.52 million t 929,285 t 3.60 million t Europe
1990s 6.94 million t 1.12 million t 5.81 million t Europe
2000s 7.69 million t 1.49 million t 6.20 million t Europe
2010s 11.02 million t 4.47 million t 6.55 million t Europe
2020s 12.13 million t 5.72 million t 6.42 million t Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, Europe or India?
Europe, at 11.92 million t against 4.47 million t in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity between Europe and India?
7.45 million t, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Europe and India rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
Europe ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 62 groups.
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