Brazil vs India: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled
Brazil
6.40 million tonnes
in 2023
India
20.46 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
2nd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 20.46 million tonnes against 6.40 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 14.05 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 3.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86,117 tonnes | 714,067 tonnes | 627,950 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 479,117 tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 798,688 tonnes | 5.41 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 1.18 million tonnes | 9.63 million tonnes | 8.45 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 2.31 million tonnes | 12.68 million tonnes | 10.37 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 4.02 million tonnes | 17.19 million tonnes | 13.17 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 6.45 million tonnes | 20.14 million tonnes | 13.69 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Brazil or India?
- India, at 20.46 million tonnes against 6.40 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Brazil and India?
- 14.05 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.