India vs Netherlands: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
India
6.88 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
5.62 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
4th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Netherlands
How they compare
India currently reports 6.88 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.62 tonnes per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2402 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.7987 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.82 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.19 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.99 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7268 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8959 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, India or Netherlands?
- India, at 6.88 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.62 tonnes per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between India and Netherlands?
- 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Netherlands rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 4th 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.