Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India
India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 2,064 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 2,064 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India peaked at 2,064 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.21 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places India 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, 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
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.21 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 33.6 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 38.02 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 56.02 kg per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 1965 | 58 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 74.45 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1967 | 104.39 kg per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1968 | 121.95 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 136.82 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 149.23 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 181.42 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1972 | 185.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 184.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 178.16 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 277.34 kg per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 1976 | 247.91 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 293.93 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1978 | 345.03 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 352.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 371.13 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 410.54 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 407.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 467.91 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 538.14 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 580.18 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 658.76 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 575.43 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 722.2 kg per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1989 | 721.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 763.37 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 811.88 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 850.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 885.8 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 959.29 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 991.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,100 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 1,146 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1,169 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1,102 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 1,141 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1,056 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 1,118 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1,182 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 1,388 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 1,455 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,500 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1,570 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1,660 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 1,752 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1,697 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1,690 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,710 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,753 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,689 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,711 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,779 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,903 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 2,059 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 1,966 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2,039 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 2,064 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2,064 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.91 kg per square kilometre, 27.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 2,064 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 408.88 kg per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +55.7% | 178.16 kg per square kilometre | 277.34 kg per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +47.3% | 38.02 kg per square kilometre | 56.02 kg per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +40.2% | 74.45 kg per square kilometre | 104.39 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.05 kg per square kilometre | 25.21 kg per square kilometre | 136.82 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 239.61 kg per square kilometre | 149.23 kg per square kilometre | 352.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 545.38 kg per square kilometre | 371.13 kg per square kilometre | 722.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 971.74 kg per square kilometre | 763.37 kg per square kilometre | 1,169 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,280 kg per square kilometre | 1,056 kg per square kilometre | 1,570 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,734 kg per square kilometre | 1,660 kg per square kilometre | 1,903 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,032 kg per square kilometre | 1,966 kg per square kilometre | 2,064 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India was 2,064 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2,064 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.21 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- India ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches 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.