Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in India
India: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 56.13 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 56.13 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in India peaked at 165.78 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 42.38 %, in 2009.
India ranks 127th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 143.34 % | 116.69 % | 165.78 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 113.67 % | 87.44 % | 139.32 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.33 % | 61.99 % | 89.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.17 % | 52.36 % | 72.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.99 % | 42.38 % | 59.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.44 % | 42.76 % | 64.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.18 % | 48.07 % | 56.32 % | 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 phosphorus use efficiency in India?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in India was 56.13 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 165.78 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.38 % in 2009.
- How does India rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- India ranks 127th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 phosphorus use efficiency. 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 (%).