India vs Pakistan: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

India
0.0142 tonnes per person
in 2023
Pakistan
0.0154 tonnes per person
in 2023
India rank
45th
Pakistan rank
43rd

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.0154 tonnes per person against 0.0142 tonnes per person in India, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes per person.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

India ranks 45th and Pakistan ranks 43rd of 195 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0014 tonnes per person 0.0022 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person Pakistan
1970s 0.0039 tonnes per person 0.0066 tonnes per person 0.0028 tonnes per person Pakistan
1980s 0.007 tonnes per person 0.0112 tonnes per person 0.0042 tonnes per person Pakistan
1990s 0.0101 tonnes per person 0.0137 tonnes per person 0.0036 tonnes per person Pakistan
2000s 0.011 tonnes per person 0.0153 tonnes per person 0.0043 tonnes per person Pakistan
2010s 0.013 tonnes per person 0.0151 tonnes per person 0.002 tonnes per person Pakistan
2020s 0.0142 tonnes per person 0.0152 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, India or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 0.0154 tonnes per person against 0.0142 tonnes per person in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between India and Pakistan?
0.0012 tonnes per person, with Pakistan 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, per capita?
India ranks 45th and Pakistan ranks 43rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,961 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.