Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India

India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 8.31 billion kg in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
8.31 billion kg
World rank
4th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.31 billion kg
in 2050
All-time low
74.94 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India, 1961–2050

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

India recorded 8.31 billion kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India peaked at 8.31 billion kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 74.94 million kg, in 1961.

That places India 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches in India, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 74.94 million kg
1962 99.90 million kg +33.3%
1963 113.04 million kg +13.2%
1964 166.56 million kg +47.3%
1965 172.44 million kg +3.5%
1966 221.34 million kg +28.4%
1967 310.38 million kg +40.2%
1968 362.58 million kg +16.8%
1969 406.80 million kg +12.2%
1970 443.70 million kg +9.1%
1971 539.40 million kg +21.6%
1972 551.70 million kg +2.3%
1973 548.70 million kg -0.5%
1974 529.71 million kg -3.5%
1975 824.58 million kg +55.7%
1976 737.07 million kg -10.6%
1977 873.90 million kg +18.6%
1978 1.03 billion kg +17.4%
1979 1.05 billion kg +2.3%
1980 1.10 billion kg +5.1%
1981 1.22 billion kg +10.6%
1982 1.21 billion kg -0.6%
1983 1.39 billion kg +14.7%
1984 1.60 billion kg +15.0%
1985 1.73 billion kg +7.8%
1986 1.96 billion kg +13.5%
1987 1.71 billion kg -12.6%
1988 2.15 billion kg +25.5%
1989 2.15 billion kg -0.1%
1990 2.27 billion kg +5.8%
1991 2.41 billion kg +6.4%
1992 2.53 billion kg +4.7%
1993 2.63 billion kg +4.2%
1994 2.85 billion kg +8.3%
1995 2.95 billion kg +3.3%
1996 3.09 billion kg +5.0%
1997 3.27 billion kg +5.7%
1998 3.41 billion kg +4.1%
1999 3.48 billion kg +2.0%
2000 3.28 billion kg -5.7%
2001 3.39 billion kg +3.6%
2002 3.14 billion kg -7.4%
2003 3.32 billion kg +5.8%
2004 3.51 billion kg +5.7%
2005 3.82 billion kg +8.6%
2006 4.13 billion kg +8.1%
2007 4.33 billion kg +4.8%
2008 4.46 billion kg +3.1%
2009 4.67 billion kg +4.7%
2010 4.94 billion kg +5.7%
2011 5.21 billion kg +5.6%
2012 5.05 billion kg -3.1%
2013 5.03 billion kg -0.4%
2014 5.08 billion kg +1.2%
2015 5.21 billion kg +2.5%
2016 5.02 billion kg -3.7%
2017 5.09 billion kg +1.3%
2018 5.29 billion kg +4.0%
2019 5.66 billion kg +7.0%
2020 6.12 billion kg +8.2%
2021 5.85 billion kg -4.5%
2022 6.06 billion kg +3.7%
2023 6.14 billion kg +1.2%
2030 7.11 billion kg +15.8%
2050 8.31 billion kg +16.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 214.22 million kg 74.94 million kg 406.80 million kg 9
1970s 712.40 million kg 443.70 million kg 1.05 billion kg 10
1980s 1.62 billion kg 1.10 billion kg 2.15 billion kg 10
1990s 2.89 billion kg 2.27 billion kg 3.48 billion kg 10
2000s 3.80 billion kg 3.14 billion kg 4.67 billion kg 10
2010s 5.16 billion kg 4.94 billion kg 5.66 billion kg 10
2020s 6.04 billion kg 5.85 billion kg 6.14 billion kg 4
2030s 7.11 billion kg 7.11 billion kg 7.11 billion kg 1
2050s 8.31 billion kg 8.31 billion kg 8.31 billion kg 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 China 9.37 billion kg compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 9.31 billion kg compare
  3. 3 OECD 8.83 billion kg compare
  4. 5 Brazil 2.56 billion kg compare
  5. 6 USSR 2.33 billion kg compare
  6. 7 Pakistan 1.90 billion kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India was 8.31 billion kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 8.31 billion kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 74.94 million kg in 1961.
How does India rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
India ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches
Unit
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Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,463 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).