Denmark vs India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Denmark
1,470 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
India
2,064 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
5th
India rank
2nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Denmark
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2,064 kg per square kilometre against 1,470 kg per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 594 kg per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,462 kg per square kilometre | 72.05 kg per square kilometre | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2,572 kg per square kilometre | 239.61 kg per square kilometre | 2,332 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2,900 kg per square kilometre | 545.38 kg per square kilometre | 2,354 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2,334 kg per square kilometre | 971.74 kg per square kilometre | 1,362 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,502 kg per square kilometre | 1,280 kg per square kilometre | 222.14 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1,566 kg per square kilometre | 1,734 kg per square kilometre | 168.92 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 1,553 kg per square kilometre | 2,032 kg per square kilometre | 479.19 kg per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Denmark or India?
- India, at 2,064 kg per square kilometre against 1,470 kg per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Denmark and India?
- 594 kg per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and India rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Denmark ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.