Potassium nitrate — Production in India
India: Potassium nitrate — Production was 7.68 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potassium nitrate — Production in India, 2020–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, potassium nitrate — production in India stood at 7.68 million t. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and up 51.7% over five years.
That places India 1st out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Potassium nitrate — Production in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.06 million t | — |
| 2021 | 4.93 million t | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.20 million t | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 6.24 million t | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.68 million t | +22.9% |
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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)
- 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 potassium nitrate — production in India?
- Potassium nitrate — production in India was 7.68 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 7.68 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 million t in 2021.
- How does India rank for potassium nitrate — production?
- India ranks 1st out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potassium nitrate — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf