Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in India
India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 22.15 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in India stood at 22.15 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in India peaked at 22.15 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 249,800 t, in 1961.
That places India 3rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 249,800 t | — |
| 1962 | 333,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 376,800 t | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 555,200 t | +47.3% |
| 1965 | 574,800 t | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 737,800 t | +28.4% |
| 1967 | 1.03 million t | +40.2% |
| 1968 | 1.21 million t | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 1.36 million t | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 1.48 million t | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 1.80 million t | +21.6% |
| 1972 | 1.84 million t | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.83 million t | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.77 million t | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 2.75 million t | +55.7% |
| 1976 | 2.46 million t | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 2.91 million t | +18.6% |
| 1978 | 3.42 million t | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 3.50 million t | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 3.68 million t | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 4.07 million t | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 4.04 million t | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 4.64 million t | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 5.33 million t | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 5.75 million t | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 6.53 million t | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 5.70 million t | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 7.16 million t | +25.5% |
| 1989 | 7.15 million t | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.57 million t | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 8.05 million t | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 8.43 million t | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 8.78 million t | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 9.51 million t | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 9.82 million t | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 10.32 million t | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 10.90 million t | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 11.35 million t | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 11.59 million t | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 10.92 million t | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 11.31 million t | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 10.47 million t | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 11.08 million t | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 11.71 million t | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 12.72 million t | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 13.76 million t | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 14.42 million t | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 14.86 million t | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 15.56 million t | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 16.45 million t | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 17.37 million t | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 16.82 million t | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 16.75 million t | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.95 million t | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 17.37 million t | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.74 million t | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 16.96 million t | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.63 million t | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 18.86 million t | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 20.40 million t | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 19.44 million t | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 20.21 million t | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 20.46 million t | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 22.15 million t | +8.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 22.15 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,249 t, 628.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 22.15 million t is above the median for South Asia, which is 110,310 t, 200.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +55.7% | 1.77 million t | 2.75 million t |
| 1964 | +47.3% | 376,800 t | 555,200 t |
| 1967 | +40.2% | 737,800 t | 1.03 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 714,067 t | 249,800 t | 1.36 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.37 million t | 1.48 million t | 3.50 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.41 million t | 3.68 million t | 7.16 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.63 million t | 7.57 million t | 11.59 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.68 million t | 10.47 million t | 15.56 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.19 million t | 16.45 million t | 18.86 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.53 million t | 19.44 million t | 22.15 million t | 5 |
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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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 864.77 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in India?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in India was 22.15 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 22.15 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,800 t in 1961.
- How does India rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- India ranks 3rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.