India vs Vietnam: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
India
6.88 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
5.63 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Vietnam rank
3rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Vietnam
How they compare
India currently reports 6.88 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.63 tonnes per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 195 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2402 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1361 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1041 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.7987 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5092 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2895 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9143 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9036 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 3.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7297 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 4.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5442 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 5.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 6.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.45 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 Vietnam?
- India, at 6.88 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.63 tonnes per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between India and Vietnam?
- 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Vietnam rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 3rd 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.