Nitrogen fertiliser use in India

Farmers in India used 131.8 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
India, 2024 131.8e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +8.5% 2023: 121.5 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 75.6 kg/ha Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2024 15th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in India over time

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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period IndiaWorld
2024 131.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 121.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 120.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 115.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 121.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 111.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 104.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 100.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 98.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 102.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 100.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 98.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 99.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 102.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 97.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 91.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 87.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 85.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 81.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 75.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 68.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 65.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 66.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 64.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +8.5% from 121.5 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 100.0 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +31.8%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, India has the 15th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for India
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0