India vs Pakistan: Nitrogen fertilizer use
India
20.46 million tonnes
in 2023
Pakistan
3.81 million tonnes
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
5th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 20.46 million tonnes against 3.81 million tonnes in Pakistan, a difference of 16.65 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 5.4 times Pakistan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 201 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 714,067 tonnes | 118,348 tonnes | 595,718 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 2.37 million tonnes | 465,522 tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 5.41 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 9.63 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | 7.80 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 12.68 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 10.01 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 17.19 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 13.94 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 20.14 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 16.46 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 20.46 million tonnes against 3.81 million tonnes in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between India and Pakistan?
- 16.65 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 201 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.