China vs India: Fertilizer consumption
China
42.72 million tonnes
in 2023
India
30.64 million tonnes
in 2023
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Fertilizer consumption over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 42.72 million tonnes against 30.64 million tonnes in India, a difference of 12.08 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 1.4 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).