India vs Israel: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
India
182.04 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Israel
180.77 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
India rank
25th
Israel rank
26th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- India
- Israel
How they compare
India currently reports 182.04 kilograms per hectare against 180.77 kilograms per hectare in Israel, a difference of 1.27 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.
India ranks 25th and Israel ranks 26th of 201 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 kilograms per hectare | 100.48 kilograms per hectare | 94.18 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 1970s | 20.81 kilograms per hectare | 166.67 kilograms per hectare | 145.87 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 1980s | 47.76 kilograms per hectare | 213.04 kilograms per hectare | 165.28 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 1990s | 83.56 kilograms per hectare | 246.22 kilograms per hectare | 162.65 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 2000s | 118.22 kilograms per hectare | 226.82 kilograms per hectare | 108.6 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 2010s | 158.24 kilograms per hectare | 193.31 kilograms per hectare | 35.07 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 2020s | 182.64 kilograms per hectare | 188.78 kilograms per hectare | 6.14 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, India or Israel?
- India, at 182.04 kilograms per hectare against 180.77 kilograms per hectare in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between India and Israel?
- 1.27 kilograms per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Israel?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Israel rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- India ranks 25th and Israel ranks 26th 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 per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use of all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers) per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.