Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in India
India: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 21.52 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in India is 21.52 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in India peaked at 23.29 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1778 kg/ha, in 1961.
India ranks 15th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in India, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1778 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2204 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3137 kg/ha | +42.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3986 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3552 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6661 kg/ha | +87.5% |
| 1967 | 1.01 kg/ha | +51.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9279 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8628 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 1.12 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 1971 | 1.37 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1972 | 1.47 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 1.57 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 1.27 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 1975 | 1.1 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1976 | 1.68 kg/ha | +53.0% |
| 1977 | 2.16 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 1978 | 2.7 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 2.83 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 3.01 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 3.25 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 3.1 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 3.55 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 4.68 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 1985 | 5.31 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 5.72 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 4.52 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 6.64 kg/ha | +46.7% |
| 1989 | 7.67 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 8.01 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 8.51 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 7.29 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 6.84 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 7.5 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 7.44 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.66 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 10.03 kg/ha | +30.9% |
| 1998 | 10.54 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 12.29 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 10.84 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 11.23 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 10.32 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 10.59 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 11.88 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 13.41 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 14.26 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 14.22 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.16 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 18.66 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 20.93 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 21.01 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.13 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 14.63 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 15.69 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 17.96 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 17.27 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 17.69 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 17.93 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.55 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 23.29 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 20.3 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 20.53 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 21.52 kg/ha | +4.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 21.52 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.72 kg/ha, 12.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 21.52 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.38 kg/ha, 3.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +87.5% | 0.3552 kg/ha | 0.6661 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5478 kg/ha | 0.1778 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.73 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 2.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.75 kg/ha | 3.01 kg/ha | 7.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.61 kg/ha | 6.84 kg/ha | 12.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.16 kg/ha | 10.32 kg/ha | 18.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.98 kg/ha | 14.63 kg/ha | 21.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.41 kg/ha | 20.3 kg/ha | 23.29 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 12 Belize 27.3 kg/ha compare
- 13 Japan 23.84 kg/ha compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.3 kg/ha compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.09 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 21.91 kg/ha compare
- 15 Melanesia 0.986 kg/ha compare
- 16 Uruguay 20.58 kg/ha compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 18.23 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.3051 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.124 kg/ha compare
- 18 New Caledonia 17.8 kg/ha compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in India?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in India was 21.52 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 23.29 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1778 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does India rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- India ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. 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 phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).