Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in India
India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in India peaked at 0.0314 kg per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
India ranks 8th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in India, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0098 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0162 kg per US$ of GDP | +67.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0206 kg per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0228 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0232 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0237 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0267 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0257 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0214 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0279 kg per US$ of GDP | +57.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0239 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.024 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0249 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0197 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1981 | 0.021 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0201 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0212 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0251 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0247 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0262 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0204 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0241 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0242 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0236 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0298 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0292 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0314 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.029 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0273 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0263 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0262 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0269 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0253 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0233 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0233 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0203 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0182 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0165 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0155 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0146 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0092 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP, 4.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +67.7% | 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 1975 | +57.3% | 0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0279 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0138 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0232 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0239 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0279 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0227 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0197 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0275 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0314 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0233 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in India?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in India was 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0314 kg per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does India rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- India ranks 8th out of 174 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 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.