India vs USSR: Fertilizer consumption

India

30.64 million tonnes

in 2023

USSR

19.47 million tonnes

in 1991

India rank

2nd

USSR rank

1st

Fertilizer consumption over time

India currently reports 30.64 million tonnes against 19.47 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 11.18 million tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 1.6 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 200 countries.

Indicator: Fertilizer consumption
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).