Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in India
India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 41.34 g/Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
India recorded 41.34 g/Int$ for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in India peaked at 50.75 g/Int$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.89 g/Int$, in 1961.
That places India 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in India, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.89 g/Int$ | — |
| 1962 | 3.89 g/Int$ | +34.6% |
| 1963 | 4.29 g/Int$ | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 6.2 g/Int$ | +44.5% |
| 1965 | 6.74 g/Int$ | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 8.69 g/Int$ | +28.9% |
| 1967 | 11.43 g/Int$ | +31.5% |
| 1968 | 12.7 g/Int$ | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 13.79 g/Int$ | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 14.32 g/Int$ | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 17.04 g/Int$ | +19.0% |
| 1972 | 18.23 g/Int$ | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 16.87 g/Int$ | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 16.81 g/Int$ | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 23.72 g/Int$ | +41.1% |
| 1976 | 21.4 g/Int$ | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 23.53 g/Int$ | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 26.57 g/Int$ | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 28.57 g/Int$ | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 29.09 g/Int$ | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 29.97 g/Int$ | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 30.05 g/Int$ | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 30.95 g/Int$ | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 34.84 g/Int$ | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 36.74 g/Int$ | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 41.54 g/Int$ | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 36.57 g/Int$ | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 41.66 g/Int$ | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 39.11 g/Int$ | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 41.09 g/Int$ | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 41.87 g/Int$ | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 42.08 g/Int$ | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 43.31 g/Int$ | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 45.35 g/Int$ | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 45.84 g/Int$ | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 47.79 g/Int$ | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 48.77 g/Int$ | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 49.83 g/Int$ | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 48 g/Int$ | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 45.9 g/Int$ | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 46.34 g/Int$ | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 45.34 g/Int$ | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 44.6 g/Int$ | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 46.61 g/Int$ | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 47.91 g/Int$ | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 48.75 g/Int$ | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 47.12 g/Int$ | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 47.98 g/Int$ | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 50.75 g/Int$ | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 49.61 g/Int$ | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 49.03 g/Int$ | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 46.52 g/Int$ | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 44.44 g/Int$ | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 43.79 g/Int$ | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 45.09 g/Int$ | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 41.41 g/Int$ | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 40.19 g/Int$ | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 40.12 g/Int$ | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.46 g/Int$ | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 43.54 g/Int$ | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 39.57 g/Int$ | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 39.98 g/Int$ | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 39 g/Int$ | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 41.34 g/Int$ | +6.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 41.34 g/Int$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.96 g/Int$, 5.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 41.34 g/Int$ is above the median for South Asia, which is 16.2 g/Int$, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +44.5% | 4.29 g/Int$ | 6.2 g/Int$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.85 g/Int$ | 2.89 g/Int$ | 13.79 g/Int$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.71 g/Int$ | 14.32 g/Int$ | 28.57 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.05 g/Int$ | 29.09 g/Int$ | 41.66 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.39 g/Int$ | 41.09 g/Int$ | 49.83 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.13 g/Int$ | 44.6 g/Int$ | 50.75 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.17 g/Int$ | 40.12 g/Int$ | 49.61 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.69 g/Int$ | 39 g/Int$ | 43.54 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 44.87 g/Int$ compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.13 g/Int$ compare
- 14 Pakistan 43.72 g/Int$ compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.44 g/Int$ compare
- 15 Serbia 41.98 g/Int$ compare
- 16 Polynesia 1.97 g/Int$ compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.56 g/Int$ compare
- 17 Ireland 41.11 g/Int$ compare
- 18 Hungary 40.68 g/Int$ compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.34 g/Int$ compare
- 19 Sweden 40.43 g/Int$ compare
- 19 Micronesia 0.22 g/Int$ compare
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- 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 nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in India?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in India was 41.34 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 50.75 g/Int$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 g/Int$ in 1961.
- How does India rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- India ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf