Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in India
India: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 18.41 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in India is 18.41 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in India peaked at 18.41 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 251,910 t, in 1961.
India ranks 3rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 633,499 t | 251,910 t | 1.11 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.04 million t | 1.26 million t | 3.12 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.85 million t | 3.24 million t | 6.44 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.67 million t | 6.81 million t | 10.43 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.42 million t | 9.42 million t | 14.01 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.48 million t | 14.85 million t | 17.08 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.12 million t | 17.52 million t | 18.41 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in India?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in India was 18.41 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 18.41 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,910 t in 1961.
- How does India rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- India ranks 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).