Bangladesh vs India: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
11.53 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
India
6.88 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 11.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 6.88 tonnes per square kilometre in India, a difference of 4.65 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3846 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2402 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1445 tonnes per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7987 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3862 tonnes per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 8.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.89 tonnes per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 9.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.67 tonnes per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 11.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.56 tonnes per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 11.53 tonnes per square kilometre against 6.88 tonnes per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and India?
- 4.65 tonnes per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. 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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.