China vs India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 9.37 billion kg against 8.31 billion kg in India, a difference of 1.07 billion kg.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 494.00 million kg | 214.22 million kg | 279.78 million kg | China |
| 1970s | 1.67 billion kg | 712.40 million kg | 958.18 million kg | China |
| 1980s | 4.39 billion kg | 1.62 billion kg | 2.77 billion kg | China |
| 1990s | 6.48 billion kg | 2.89 billion kg | 3.59 billion kg | China |
| 2000s | 7.85 billion kg | 3.80 billion kg | 4.05 billion kg | China |
| 2010s | 8.98 billion kg | 5.16 billion kg | 3.82 billion kg | China |
| 2020s | 7.53 billion kg | 6.04 billion kg | 1.48 billion kg | China |
| 2030s | 9.08 billion kg | 7.11 billion kg | 1.97 billion kg | China |
| 2050s | 9.37 billion kg | 8.31 billion kg | 1.07 billion kg | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, China or India?
- China, at 9.37 billion kg against 8.31 billion kg in India as of 2050.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between China and India?
- 1.07 billion kg, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do China and India rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).