Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in India
India: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 17.23 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in India stood at 17.23 million t.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in India peaked at 17.82 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.88 million t, in 1961.
That places India 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3.17 million t | 2.88 million t | 3.62 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.26 million t | 3.50 million t | 5.49 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.05 million t | 5.49 million t | 8.58 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.48 million t | 8.81 million t | 12.06 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.63 million t | 11.09 million t | 15.05 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.51 million t | 14.99 million t | 16.44 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.41 million t | 16.95 million t | 17.82 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in India?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in India was 17.23 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 17.82 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 million t in 1961.
- How does India rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- India ranks 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).