India vs World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
India
2,064 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
World
257.99 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- India
- World
How they compare
India currently reports 2,064 kg per square kilometre against 257.99 kg per square kilometre in World, a difference of 1,806 kg per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 8.0 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.
India ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 176 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.05 kg per square kilometre | 55.92 kg per square kilometre | 16.13 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 239.61 kg per square kilometre | 123.25 kg per square kilometre | 116.36 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 545.38 kg per square kilometre | 200.79 kg per square kilometre | 344.59 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 971.74 kg per square kilometre | 193.03 kg per square kilometre | 778.71 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 1,280 kg per square kilometre | 210.94 kg per square kilometre | 1,069 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 1,734 kg per square kilometre | 247.47 kg per square kilometre | 1,487 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 2,032 kg per square kilometre | 259.45 kg per square kilometre | 1,773 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 World?
- India, at 2,064 kg per square kilometre against 257.99 kg per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between India and World?
- 1,806 kg per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and World rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- India ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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.