Germany vs India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Germany
12.47 kg per person
in 2023
India
14.22 kg per person
in 2023
Germany rank
43rd
India rank
40th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • Germany
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 14.22 kg per person against 12.47 kg per person in Germany, a difference of 1.75 kg per person.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 43rd and India ranks 40th of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany India Difference Ahead
1960s 16.13 kg per person 1.42 kg per person 14.71 kg per person Germany
1970s 24.58 kg per person 3.86 kg per person 20.72 kg per person Germany
1980s 28.65 kg per person 7 kg per person 21.66 kg per person Germany
1990s 21.93 kg per person 10.08 kg per person 11.85 kg per person Germany
2000s 21.07 kg per person 11.04 kg per person 10.02 kg per person Germany
2010s 19.8 kg per person 13.04 kg per person 6.76 kg per person Germany
2020s 13.25 kg per person 14.18 kg per person 0.9359 kg per person India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Germany or India?
India, at 14.22 kg per person against 12.47 kg per person in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Germany and India?
1.75 kg per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and India rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Germany ranks 43rd and India ranks 40th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.