Statizoid

India vs USSR: Nitrogen fertilizer use

India
20.46 million tonnes
in 2023
USSR
7.78 million tonnes
in 1991
India rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • India
  • USSR
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use
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

Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.