Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in India
India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 14.22 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in India is 14.22 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in India peaked at 14.55 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5594 kg per person, in 1961.
India ranks 40th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in India, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5594 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7282 kg per person | +30.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8049 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 1.16 kg per person | +43.9% |
| 1965 | 1.17 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1.47 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1967 | 2.02 kg per person | +37.2% |
| 1968 | 2.31 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 2.54 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 2.71 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 3.22 kg per person | +18.9% |
| 1972 | 3.22 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.13 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 2.96 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 4.5 kg per person | +52.0% |
| 1976 | 3.93 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 4.55 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 5.21 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 5.21 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 5.35 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 5.78 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 5.61 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 6.29 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 7.07 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 7.44 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 8.26 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 7.05 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 8.65 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 8.45 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 8.75 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 9.1 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 9.33 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 9.52 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 10.1 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 10.23 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.53 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 10.91 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 11.15 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 11.16 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.32 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 10.49 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.54 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 9.92 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.31 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 11.02 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 11.73 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 12.11 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 12.31 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.7 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 13.23 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 13.77 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 13.15 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 12.93 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.92 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.08 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.45 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 12.47 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.82 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 13.58 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 14.55 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 13.78 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 14.18 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 14.22 kg per person | +0.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 14.22 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 14.22 kg per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 4.05 kg per person, 3.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 2.96 kg per person | 4.5 kg per person |
| 1964 | +43.9% | 0.8049 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person |
| 1967 | +37.2% | 1.47 kg per person | 2.02 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 kg per person | 0.5594 kg per person | 2.54 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.86 kg per person | 2.71 kg per person | 5.21 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 kg per person | 5.35 kg per person | 8.65 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.08 kg per person | 8.75 kg per person | 11.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.04 kg per person | 9.54 kg per person | 12.7 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.04 kg per person | 12.45 kg per person | 13.77 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.18 kg per person | 13.78 kg per person | 14.55 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in India?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in India was 14.22 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 14.55 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5594 kg per person in 1961.
- How does India rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- India ranks 40th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.