Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in India

India: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 77.29 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
77.29 kg/ha
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
34th
of 201 countries
All-time high
77.29 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
16.34 kg/ha
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in India, 1961–2023

20406080196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in India is 77.29 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in India peaked at 77.29 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.34 kg/ha, in 1966.

India ranks 34th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.36 kg/ha 16.34 kg/ha 19.3 kg/ha 9
1970s 21.89 kg/ha 19.51 kg/ha 25 kg/ha 10
1980s 27.81 kg/ha 22.95 kg/ha 34.02 kg/ha 10
1990s 38.82 kg/ha 33.72 kg/ha 43.35 kg/ha 10
2000s 45.95 kg/ha 38.9 kg/ha 53.56 kg/ha 10
2010s 62.09 kg/ha 56.26 kg/ha 68.51 kg/ha 10
2020s 73.3 kg/ha 69.54 kg/ha 77.29 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 31 Republic of Korea 81.8 kg/ha compare
  2. 32 Hungary 79.45 kg/ha compare
  3. 33 Oman 77.44 kg/ha compare
  4. 35 Denmark 75.95 kg/ha compare
  5. 36 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 74.72 kg/ha compare
  6. 37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 74.25 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in India?
Crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in India was 77.29 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 77.29 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 16.34 kg/ha in 1966.
How does India rank for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
India ranks 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).