India vs Pakistan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
India
2,064 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
1,482 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
4th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 2,064 kg per square kilometre against 1,482 kg per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 582 kg per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Pakistan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 176 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.05 kg per square kilometre | 46.06 kg per square kilometre | 25.99 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 239.61 kg per square kilometre | 181.17 kg per square kilometre | 58.44 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 545.38 kg per square kilometre | 428.61 kg per square kilometre | 116.77 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 971.74 kg per square kilometre | 713.81 kg per square kilometre | 257.93 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 1,280 kg per square kilometre | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | 238.6 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 1,734 kg per square kilometre | 1,264 kg per square kilometre | 470.1 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 2,032 kg per square kilometre | 1,433 kg per square kilometre | 599.48 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, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 2,064 kg per square kilometre against 1,482 kg per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between India and Pakistan?
- 582 kg per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 4th 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.