Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in India
India: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was 1.81 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in India stood at 1.81 million t.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in India peaked at 2.29 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, -196,636 t, in 1961.
India ranks 4th 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -196,636 t | — |
| 1962 | -196,014 t | -0.3% |
| 1963 | -186,918 t | -4.6% |
| 1964 | -174,323 t | -6.7% |
| 1965 | -152,655 t | -12.4% |
| 1966 | -88,897 t | -41.8% |
| 1967 | -73,448 t | -17.4% |
| 1968 | -119,912 t | +63.3% |
| 1969 | -147,565 t | +23.1% |
| 1970 | -142,403 t | -3.5% |
| 1971 | -106,010 t | -25.6% |
| 1972 | -49,263 t | -53.5% |
| 1973 | -82,079 t | +66.6% |
| 1974 | -87,141 t | +6.2% |
| 1975 | -190,326 t | +118.4% |
| 1976 | -76,750 t | -59.7% |
| 1977 | -47,746 t | -37.8% |
| 1978 | 17,712 t | -137.1% |
| 1979 | 100,170 t | +465.5% |
| 1980 | 124,844 t | +24.6% |
| 1981 | 112,092 t | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 118,191 t | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 99,625 t | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 289,209 t | +190.3% |
| 1985 | 402,912 t | +39.3% |
| 1986 | 482,231 t | +19.7% |
| 1987 | 311,073 t | -35.5% |
| 1988 | 544,940 t | +75.2% |
| 1989 | 642,118 t | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 711,188 t | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 773,472 t | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 513,926 t | -33.6% |
| 1993 | 420,786 t | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 506,542 t | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 461,902 t | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 462,808 t | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 855,050 t | +84.8% |
| 1998 | 940,243 t | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million t | +26.5% |
| 2000 | 966,511 t | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million t | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 999,149 t | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 900,535 t | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million t | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 1.33 million t | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million t | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.26 million t | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 1.61 million t | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million t | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 2.29 million t | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million t | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million t | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million t | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million t | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 1.73 million t | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million t | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million t | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.48 million t | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.71 million t | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 2.29 million t | +33.7% |
| 2021 | 1.72 million t | -25.1% |
| 2022 | 1.73 million t | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.81 million t | +4.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.81 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.03 t, 20844.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 1.81 million t is above the median for South Asia, which is 59.67 t, 30401.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +465.5% | 17,712 t | 100,170 t |
| 1984 | +190.3% | 99,625 t | 289,209 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -148,485 t | -196,636 t | -73,448 t | 9 |
| 1970s | -66,384 t | -190,326 t | 100,170 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 312,723 t | 99,625 t | 642,118 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 683,530 t | 420,786 t | 1.19 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million t | 900,535 t | 2.09 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 million t | 1.04 million t | 2.29 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million t | 1.72 million t | 2.29 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 USSR 7.19 million t compare
- 2 China 2.56 million t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 253,618 t compare
- 3 China, mainland 2.11 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 70,497 t compare
- 5 Brazil 880,846 t compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20,052 t compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8,144 t compare
- 6 Pakistan 370,286 t compare
- 7 Bangladesh 287,365 t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5,217 t 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 nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in India?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in India was 1.81 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -196,636 t in 1961.
- How does India rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- India ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus. 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 (%).