Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in India
India: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.3534 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
India recorded 0.3534 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in India peaked at 0.3534 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1917 kg/ha, in 1966.
That places India 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in India, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2003 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1996 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2008 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1993 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1971 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1917 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.196 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2157 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2174 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2247 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2365 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2296 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2335 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2212 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2403 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2452 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2634 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2648 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2532 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.255 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2691 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2651 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2963 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2915 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2913 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2824 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2861 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3149 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3361 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2556 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2583 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2668 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2579 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2634 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2696 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2735 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2754 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2758 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2768 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2692 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2664 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2704 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2785 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2751 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.278 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2917 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2985 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2936 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2973 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.29 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3114 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3121 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3105 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3109 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3032 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3138 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3192 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3182 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3251 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3155 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3355 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3393 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3534 kg/ha | +4.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.3534 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1246 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 0.3534 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2653 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.202 kg/ha | 0.1917 kg/ha | 0.2174 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2412 kg/ha | 0.2212 kg/ha | 0.2648 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2888 kg/ha | 0.255 kg/ha | 0.3361 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2673 kg/ha | 0.2556 kg/ha | 0.2768 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2819 kg/ha | 0.2664 kg/ha | 0.2985 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3114 kg/ha | 0.29 kg/ha | 0.3251 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3359 kg/ha | 0.3155 kg/ha | 0.3534 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in India?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in India was 0.3534 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3534 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1917 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does India rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- India ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).