Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in India
India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 4.47 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in India stood at 4.47 million t.
That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in India peaked at 6.72 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 174,800 t, in 1987.
India ranks 2nd of 218 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 nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 307,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 244,000 t | -20.5% |
| 1963 | 228,000 t | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 232,000 t | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 326,000 t | +40.5% |
| 1966 | 632,000 t | +93.9% |
| 1967 | 866,700 t | +37.1% |
| 1968 | 844,100 t | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 667,200 t | -21.0% |
| 1970 | 477,300 t | -28.5% |
| 1971 | 481,300 t | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 665,400 t | +38.3% |
| 1973 | 658,800 t | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 883,800 t | +34.2% |
| 1975 | 996,000 t | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 750,100 t | -24.7% |
| 1977 | 758,100 t | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.23 million t | +62.7% |
| 1979 | 1.30 million t | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.51 million t | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 1.06 million t | -30.1% |
| 1982 | 424,600 t | -59.8% |
| 1983 | 656,100 t | +54.5% |
| 1984 | 2.01 million t | +206.1% |
| 1985 | 1.62 million t | -19.6% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million t | -31.6% |
| 1987 | 174,800 t | -84.2% |
| 1988 | 218,798 t | +25.2% |
| 1989 | 523,050 t | +139.1% |
| 1990 | 412,300 t | -21.2% |
| 1991 | 566,130 t | +37.3% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million t | +103.5% |
| 1993 | 1.59 million t | +37.9% |
| 1994 | 1.47 million t | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 2.01 million t | +36.3% |
| 1996 | 1.16 million t | -42.4% |
| 1997 | 1.38 million t | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 656,998 t | -52.3% |
| 1999 | 855,854 t | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 251,900 t | -70.6% |
| 2001 | 269,100 t | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 199,987 t | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 243,461 t | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 340,942 t | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million t | +205.2% |
| 2006 | 2.46 million t | +136.1% |
| 2007 | 3.24 million t | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 3.56 million t | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 3.27 million t | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 3.21 million t | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.80 million t | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 4.34 million t | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 4.73 million t | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 4.18 million t | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 5.93 million t | +41.9% |
| 2016 | 4.35 million t | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 3.71 million t | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 3.89 million t | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 6.53 million t | +67.7% |
| 2020 | 6.72 million t | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 5.02 million t | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 6.51 million t | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 5.87 million t | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 4.47 million t | -23.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4.47 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,401 t, 126.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 4.47 million t is above the median for South Asia, which is 104,052 t, 43.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 483,000 t | 228,000 t | 866,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 819,920 t | 477,300 t | 1.30 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 929,285 t | 174,800 t | 2.01 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million t | 412,300 t | 2.01 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million t | 199,987 t | 3.56 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.47 million t | 3.21 million t | 6.53 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 million t | 4.47 million t | 6.72 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Brazil 6.94 million t compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 2.83 million t compare
- 4 Australia and New Zealand 2.63 million t compare
- 5 Australia 2.31 million t compare
More environment data for India
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0072 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 3.51 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in India?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in India was 4.47 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.72 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,800 t in 1987.
- How does India rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- India ranks 2nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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.