India vs Paraguay: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
India
49.35 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Paraguay
49.72 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
India rank
16th
Paraguay rank
15th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- India
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 49.72 kilograms per hectare against 49.35 kilograms per hectare in India, a difference of 0.37 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
India ranks 16th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 kilograms per hectare | 1.31 kilograms per hectare | 0.0056 kilograms per hectare | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 4.24 kilograms per hectare | 1.27 kilograms per hectare | 2.97 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 1980s | 10.97 kilograms per hectare | 2.95 kilograms per hectare | 8.02 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 1990s | 19.75 kilograms per hectare | 5.15 kilograms per hectare | 14.6 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 30.03 kilograms per hectare | 25.81 kilograms per hectare | 4.21 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 41.35 kilograms per hectare | 46.17 kilograms per hectare | 4.82 kilograms per hectare | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 49.11 kilograms per hectare | 48.33 kilograms per hectare | 0.775 kilograms per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, India or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 49.72 kilograms per hectare against 49.35 kilograms per hectare in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between India and Paraguay?
- 0.37 kilograms per hectare, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Paraguay rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- India ranks 16th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.