India vs United States: Fertilizer consumption
India
30.64 million tonnes
in 2023
United States
16.66 million tonnes
in 2023
India rank
2nd
United States rank
4th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
India currently reports 30.64 million tonnes against 16.66 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 13.98 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 million tonnes | 9.79 million tonnes | 8.76 million tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 3.47 million tonnes | 15.61 million tonnes | 12.14 million tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 8.08 million tonnes | 16.27 million tonnes | 8.18 million tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 14.21 million tonnes | 16.91 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 20.06 million tonnes | 16.70 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 26.77 million tonnes | 17.48 million tonnes | 9.29 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 30.72 million tonnes | 17.08 million tonnes | 13.64 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, India or United States?
- India, at 30.64 million tonnes against 16.66 million tonnes in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between India and United States?
- 13.98 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and United States rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).