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

Latest (2023)
0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
8th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP
in 1993
All-time low
0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India, 1961–2023

0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196119922023

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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per unit of GDP in India, 1961 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Zambia 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 6 Belarus 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 7 Tajikistan 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 9 Belize 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 10 Ukraine 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 11 Thailand 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP 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 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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
177 places, 9,212 data points, 1961–2023
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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.