India vs World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
India
6,880 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
World
859.96 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- India
- World
How they compare
India currently reports 6,880 kg per square kilometre against 859.96 kg per square kilometre in World, a difference of 6,020 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 175 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 | 240.17 kg per square kilometre | 186.4 kg per square kilometre | 53.77 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 798.7 kg per square kilometre | 410.83 kg per square kilometre | 387.87 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 1,818 kg per square kilometre | 669.3 kg per square kilometre | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 3,239 kg per square kilometre | 643.43 kg per square kilometre | 2,596 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 4,265 kg per square kilometre | 703.15 kg per square kilometre | 3,562 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 5,782 kg per square kilometre | 824.89 kg per square kilometre | 4,957 kg per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 6,773 kg per square kilometre | 864.82 kg per square kilometre | 5,909 kg per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), India or World?
- India, at 6,880 kg per square kilometre against 859.96 kg per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between India and World?
- 6,020 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- India ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.