China vs India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 30.23 million t against 17.00 million t in India, a difference of 13.23 million t.
That makes China's figure about 1.8 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 898,222 t | 339,320 t | 558,902 t | China |
| 1970s | 4.34 million t | 1.48 million t | 2.86 million t | China |
| 1980s | 12.04 million t | 4.48 million t | 7.55 million t | China |
| 1990s | 18.28 million t | 8.57 million t | 9.71 million t | China |
| 2000s | 26.90 million t | 10.81 million t | 16.08 million t | China |
| 2010s | 35.39 million t | 12.86 million t | 22.53 million t | China |
| 2020s | 31.30 million t | 15.49 million t | 15.81 million t | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — production, China or India?
- China, at 30.23 million t against 17.00 million t in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — production between China and India?
- 13.23 million t, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — production?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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