China vs India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 31.25 billion kg against 27.69 billion kg in India, a difference of 3.56 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 198 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 | 1.65 billion kg | 714.07 million kg | 932.60 million kg | China |
| 1970s | 5.57 billion kg | 2.37 billion kg | 3.19 billion kg | China |
| 1980s | 14.64 billion kg | 5.41 billion kg | 9.24 billion kg | China |
| 1990s | 21.61 billion kg | 9.63 billion kg | 11.98 billion kg | China |
| 2000s | 26.18 billion kg | 12.68 billion kg | 13.49 billion kg | China |
| 2010s | 29.92 billion kg | 17.19 billion kg | 12.74 billion kg | China |
| 2020s | 25.09 billion kg | 20.14 billion kg | 4.95 billion kg | China |
| 2030s | 30.26 billion kg | 23.68 billion kg | 6.58 billion kg | China |
| 2050s | 31.25 billion kg | 27.69 billion kg | 3.56 billion kg | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers, China or India?
- China, at 31.25 billion kg against 27.69 billion kg in India as of 2050.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers between China and India?
- 3.56 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) — synthetic fertilizers?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use). 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).