Fertiliser use in India
Farmers in India used 214.1 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
India, 2024
214.1
Change from 2023
+7.7%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of G20 countries, 2024
137.7 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
34th of 190
Fertiliser use in India over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 214.1 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 198.8 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 193.5 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 193.0 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 210.3 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 186.2 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 175.4 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 169.7 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 165.4 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 170.2 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 163.5 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 156.5 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 163.1 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 180.6 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 179.2 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 167.6 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 153.5 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 143.0 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 136.6 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 127.7 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 115.2 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 104.7 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 100.0 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 107.8 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 103.5 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.7% from 198.8 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 163.5 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +30.9%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, India has the 34th highest value.
More for India
All statistics for India
Cereal yield
3,633 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
59.9%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.11e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
35.5%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.24e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
131.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT