India vs Jordan: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
India
121.53 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Jordan
123.54 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
India rank
20th
Jordan rank
18th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- India
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 123.54 kilograms per hectare against 121.53 kilograms per hectare in India, a difference of 2.01 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 20th and Jordan ranks 18th of 201 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.37 kilograms per hectare | 4.16 kilograms per hectare | 0.21 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 1970s | 14.24 kilograms per hectare | 7.54 kilograms per hectare | 6.7 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 1980s | 31.94 kilograms per hectare | 24.27 kilograms per hectare | 7.67 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 1990s | 56.63 kilograms per hectare | 34.37 kilograms per hectare | 22.26 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 74.74 kilograms per hectare | 31.27 kilograms per hectare | 43.47 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 101.6 kilograms per hectare | 64.11 kilograms per hectare | 37.5 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 119.74 kilograms per hectare | 85.33 kilograms per hectare | 34.42 kilograms per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, India or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 123.54 kilograms per hectare against 121.53 kilograms per hectare in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between India and Jordan?
- 2.01 kilograms per hectare, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Jordan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Jordan rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- India ranks 20th and Jordan ranks 18th 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 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
Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.