All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in India
India: All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 1,699 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 1,699 kg per square kilometre for all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in India peaked at 1,699 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 580.14 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
India ranks 4th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 595.28 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 605.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 612.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 623.7 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 581.04 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 580.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 634.2 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 666.64 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 686.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 708.77 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 708.02 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 686.84 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 737.62 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 687.69 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 763.04 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 746.62 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 802.24 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 822.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 777.86 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 815.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 847.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 800.78 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 915.27 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 911.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 911.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 913.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 867.48 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 969.21 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 1,027 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1,010 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,037 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1,064 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,072 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,106 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,135 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1,145 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,176 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1,174 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,187 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,066 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 1,170 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 1,154 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,189 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,204 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,277 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1,299 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,229 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1,380 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 1,396 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,407 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,411 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,366 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1,477 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1,493 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,501 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,571 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 1,625 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1,649 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,699 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1,699 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 121.55 kg per square kilometre, 14.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 1,699 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 962.73 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 620.5 kg per square kilometre | 580.14 kg per square kilometre | 686.12 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 744.09 kg per square kilometre | 686.84 kg per square kilometre | 822.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 897.99 kg per square kilometre | 800.78 kg per square kilometre | 1,027 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,084 kg per square kilometre | 1,010 kg per square kilometre | 1,176 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,195 kg per square kilometre | 1,066 kg per square kilometre | 1,299 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,416 kg per square kilometre | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | 1,501 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,636 kg per square kilometre | 1,571 kg per square kilometre | 1,699 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in India?
- All crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in India was 1,699 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,699 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 580.14 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does India rank for all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 4th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) 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.
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Crops — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) 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.