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 16th 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 | 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
- 13 Belize 27.3 kg/ha compare
- 14 Japan 23.84 kg/ha compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 21.91 kg/ha compare
- 17 Uruguay 20.58 kg/ha compare
- 18 Yugoslav SFR 18.23 kg/ha compare
- 19 New Caledonia 17.8 kg/ha compare
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 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 16th out of 201 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 (%).