Brazil vs India: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen

Brazil
2.16 million t
in 2023
India
6.18 million t
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
3rd

Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Brazil
  • India
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 6.18 million t against 2.16 million t in Brazil, a difference of 4.01 million t.

That makes India's figure about 2.9 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1960s 224,022 t 542,407 t 318,385 t India
1970s 396,154 t 1.02 million t 623,957 t India
1980s 544,928 t 1.91 million t 1.36 million t India
1990s 681,511 t 3.11 million t 2.42 million t India
2000s 1.03 million t 3.98 million t 2.95 million t India
2010s 1.53 million t 5.25 million t 3.71 million t India
2020s 2.17 million t 6.08 million t 3.91 million t India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher volatilisation — cropland nitrogen, Brazil or India?
India, at 6.18 million t against 2.16 million t in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in volatilisation — cropland nitrogen between Brazil and India?
4.01 million t, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen?
Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).