China vs India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
China
31.25 billion kg
in 2050
India
27.69 billion kg
in 2050
China rank
1st
India rank
4th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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 216 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 (agricultural), 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 (agricultural) 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 (agricultural)?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), gaps filled. 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) with 54 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.