India vs Pakistan: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
India
121.53 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Pakistan
122.88 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
India rank
20th
Pakistan rank
19th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 122.88 kilograms per hectare against 121.53 kilograms per hectare in India, a difference of 1.35 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 20th and Pakistan ranks 19th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.37 kilograms per hectare | 3.74 kilograms per hectare | 0.6244 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 1970s | 14.24 kilograms per hectare | 15.02 kilograms per hectare | 0.78 kilograms per hectare | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 31.94 kilograms per hectare | 34.92 kilograms per hectare | 2.97 kilograms per hectare | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 56.63 kilograms per hectare | 59.08 kilograms per hectare | 2.45 kilograms per hectare | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 74.74 kilograms per hectare | 85.91 kilograms per hectare | 11.18 kilograms per hectare | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 101.6 kilograms per hectare | 103.79 kilograms per hectare | 2.19 kilograms per hectare | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 119.74 kilograms per hectare | 118.18 kilograms per hectare | 1.56 kilograms per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 122.88 kilograms per hectare against 121.53 kilograms per hectare in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between India and Pakistan?
- 1.35 kilograms per hectare, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 20th and Pakistan ranks 19th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.