Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — India

Fertilizer use in India in 2023 — 199.1 kg/ha. Ranked 39 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 9,071.6%.

2023 199.1 kg/ha +2.78% vs 2022
World rank 39of 191
Period maximum 210.7 kg/ha2020
Period minimum 2.2 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — India, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2.2 kg/ha1963: 3.5 kg/ha1965: 5 kg/ha1967: 9.6 kg/ha1969: 12.4 kg/ha1971: 16.6 kg/ha1973: 17.6 kg/ha1975: 21.6 kg/ha1977: 26.5 kg/ha1979: 32.3 kg/ha1981: 37.3 kg/ha1983: 40.8 kg/ha1985: 53 kg/ha1987: 51.1 kg/ha1989: 69.2 kg/ha1991: 78 kg/ha1993: 76.2 kg/ha1995: 85.7 kg/ha1997: 100.2 kg/ha1999: 112.2 kg/ha2001: 108.2 kg/ha2003: 105.2 kg/ha2005: 127.6 kg/ha2007: 142.8 kg/ha2009: 167.5 kg/ha2011: 180.7 kg/ha2013: 156.5 kg/ha2015: 171 kg/ha2017: 170.6 kg/ha2019: 186.5 kg/ha2021: 193.6 kg/ha2023: 199.1 kg/ha
Change over the period: +197 (+9,071.56%) Average annual rate: 7.56 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India

India 199.1 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
South Asia 206.4 kg/ha
Southern Asia computed 183 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 128.5 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 199.1 +5.4 +2.78%
2022 193.8 +0.2 +0.08%
2021 193.6 −17.1 −8.11%
2020 210.7 +24.2 +13%
2019 186.5 +10.4 +5.9%
2018 176.1 +5.5 +3.23%
2017 170.6 +4.6 +2.75%
2016 166 −5 −2.94%
2015 171 +7.5 +4.61%
2014 163.5 +7 +4.47%
2013 156.5 −6.6 −4.06%
2012 163.1 −17.6 −9.75%
2011 180.7 +1.7 +0.96%
2010 179 +11.6 +6.91%
2009 167.5 +14.1 +9.2%
2008 153.3 +10.5 +7.36%
2007 142.8 +6.4 +4.71%
2006 136.4 +8.8 +6.89%
2005 127.6 +12.3 +10.71%
2004 115.3 +10.1 +9.6%
2003 105.2 +4.8 +4.83%
2002 100.3 −7.9 −7.26%
2001 108.2 +4.4 +4.24%
2000 103.8 −8.4 −7.48%
1999 112.2 +8.1 +7.79%
1998 104.1 +3.9 +3.89%
1997 100.2 +11.1 +12.5%
1996 89 +3.3 +3.9%
1995 85.7 +2.2 +2.69%
1994 83.5 +7.3 +9.56%
1993 76.2 +1.5 +1.97%
1992 74.7 −3.3 −4.23%
1991 78 +4.5 +6.09%
1990 73.5 +4.3 +6.23%
1989 69.2 +3.1 +4.71%
1988 66.1 +15 +29.3%
1987 51.1 −7.7 −13.15%
1986 58.9 +5.9 +11.08%
1985 53 +4.1 +8.38%
1984 48.9 +8.1 +19.9%
1983 40.8 +4.8 +13.48%
1982 35.9 −1.4 −3.8%
1981 37.3 +3.4 +9.94%
1980 34 +1.7 +5.31%
1979 32.3 +0.8 +2.64%
1978 31.4 +4.9 +18.58%
1977 26.5 +5.4 +25.72%
1976 21.1 −0.5 −2.34%
1975 21.6 +5.7 +35.49%
1974 15.9 −1.7 −9.6%
1973 17.6 +0.3 +2%
1972 17.3 +0.6 +3.9%
1971 16.6 +2.6 +18.33%
1970 14.1 +1.7 +13.44%
1969 12.4 +1.4 +12.63%
1968 11 +1.4 +14.2%
1967 9.6 +2.7 +38.79%
1966 6.9 +2 +39.94%
1965 5 +0.1 +1.16%
1964 4.9 +1.4 +41.92%
1963 3.5 +0.6 +19.69%
1962 2.9 +0.7 +32.91%
1961 2.2

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.