Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in India
India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 6,880 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in India stood at 6,880 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in India peaked at 6,880 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.02 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 2nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.02 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 112 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 126.73 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 186.74 kg per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 1965 | 193.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 248.15 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1967 | 347.98 kg per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1968 | 406.5 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 456.08 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 497.44 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 604.74 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1972 | 618.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 615.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 593.87 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 924.46 kg per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 1976 | 826.35 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 979.76 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1978 | 1,150 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 1,177 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1,237 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 1,368 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 1,360 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,560 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 1,794 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 1,934 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 2,196 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 1,918 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 2,407 kg per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1989 | 2,405 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 2,545 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 2,706 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 2,834 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 2,953 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 3,198 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 3,304 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 3,470 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 3,667 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 3,819 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 3,897 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 3,673 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 3,804 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3,521 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 3,726 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 3,939 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 4,280 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 4,628 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 4,849 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 4,999 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 5,233 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 5,533 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 5,841 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 5,658 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 5,634 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5,701 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5,843 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 5,629 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 5,704 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5,929 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 6,345 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 6,863 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 6,555 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 6,796 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 6,880 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 6,880 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 249.68 kg per square kilometre, 27.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 6,880 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,363 kg per square kilometre, 5.0× 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 | +55.7% | 593.87 kg per square kilometre | 924.46 kg per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +47.3% | 126.73 kg per square kilometre | 186.74 kg per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +40.2% | 248.15 kg per square kilometre | 347.98 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 240.17 kg per square kilometre | 84.02 kg per square kilometre | 456.08 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 798.7 kg per square kilometre | 497.44 kg per square kilometre | 1,177 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,818 kg per square kilometre | 1,237 kg per square kilometre | 2,407 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,239 kg per square kilometre | 2,545 kg per square kilometre | 3,897 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,265 kg per square kilometre | 3,521 kg per square kilometre | 5,233 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,782 kg per square kilometre | 5,533 kg per square kilometre | 6,345 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,773 kg per square kilometre | 6,555 kg per square kilometre | 6,880 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in India?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in India was 6,880 kg per square kilometre 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 6,880 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.02 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- India ranks 2nd 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 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. 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 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.