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

Bangladesh
11,532 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
India
6,880 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
India rank
2nd

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

  • Bangladesh
  • India
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 11,532 kg per square kilometre against 6,880 kg per square kilometre in India, a difference of 4,652 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.7 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 175 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1960s 384.62 kg per square kilometre 240.17 kg per square kilometre 144.46 kg per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 1,185 kg per square kilometre 798.7 kg per square kilometre 386.23 kg per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 3,056 kg per square kilometre 1,818 kg per square kilometre 1,238 kg per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 6,359 kg per square kilometre 3,239 kg per square kilometre 3,120 kg per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 8,157 kg per square kilometre 4,265 kg per square kilometre 3,892 kg per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 9,453 kg per square kilometre 5,782 kg per square kilometre 3,672 kg per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 11,331 kg per square kilometre 6,773 kg per square kilometre 4,557 kg per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Bangladesh or India?
Bangladesh, at 11,532 kg per square kilometre against 6,880 kg per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Bangladesh and India?
4,652 kg per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.