India vs USSR: Fertilizer use by nutrient

India

20.46 million tonnes

in 2023

USSR

7.78 million tonnes

in 1991

India rank

2nd

USSR rank

1st

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

India currently reports 20.46 million tonnes against 7.78 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 12.68 million tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 2.6 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

India ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 201 countries.

Indicator: Fertilizer use by nutrient
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: 202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.