Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India
India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India peaked at 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places India 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | +67.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP | +57.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0063 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0089 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0087 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP, 4.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP, 3.5× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +67.7% | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 1975 | +57.3% | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does India rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- India ranks 8th out of 175 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 down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.