Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India
India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.42 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
India recorded 1.42 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in India peaked at 1.45 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0559 kg per person, in 1961.
That places India 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0559 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0728 kg per person | +30.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0805 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1159 kg per person | +43.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1173 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1473 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2022 kg per person | +37.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2312 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 0.254 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2709 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3222 kg per person | +18.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3224 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3135 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2957 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4496 kg per person | +52.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3926 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4546 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5215 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5212 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5351 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5782 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5613 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6289 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7065 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7442 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8257 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.705 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8651 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8452 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8747 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9103 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9332 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.952 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.02 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.05 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.09 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.11 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.12 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 1.05 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9538 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9919 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.17 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.21 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.23 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.27 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.32 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.38 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.32 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.29 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.29 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.31 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.25 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.25 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.28 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.36 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.45 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.38 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.42 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.42 kg per person | +0.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.42 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 1.42 kg per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.4052 kg per person, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +52.0% | 0.2957 kg per person | 0.4496 kg per person |
| 1964 | +43.9% | 0.0805 kg per person | 0.1159 kg per person |
| 1967 | +37.2% | 0.1473 kg per person | 0.2022 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1419 kg per person | 0.0559 kg per person | 0.254 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3864 kg per person | 0.2709 kg per person | 0.5215 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6995 kg per person | 0.5351 kg per person | 0.8651 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.8747 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 kg per person | 0.9538 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 1.45 kg per person | 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 1.42 kg per person 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 1.45 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0559 kg per person in 1961.
- How does India rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- India ranks 40th 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 10.0%. 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 volatilises, per capita. 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.