China vs India: Nitrogen fertilizer use
China
24.55 million tonnes
in 2023
India
20.46 million tonnes
in 2023
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 24.55 million tonnes against 20.46 million tonnes in India, a difference of 4.09 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.