Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in India
India: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in India is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. 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 (direct emissions) in India peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places India 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 (Direct emissions) in India, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 27.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) 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% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +47.3% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +40.2% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt 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 (direct emissions) in India?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in India was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions)?
- India ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) 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 (Direct emissions N2O), 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 (Direct emissions N2O) 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 (Direct emissions N2O) ÷ 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 (Direct emissions N2O) 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.