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
4th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- India
- USSR
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 4th of 202 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 714,067 tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1970s | 2.37 million tonnes | 6.56 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1980s | 5.41 million tonnes | 10.20 million tonnes | 4.79 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1990s | 7.81 million tonnes | 8.26 million tonnes | 452,115 tonnes | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, India or USSR?
- India, at 20.46 million tonnes against 7.78 million tonnes in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between India and USSR?
- 12.68 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do India and USSR rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- India ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 4th of 202 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.