Consumption of Fertilisers in Terms of
Nutrients (N, P and K) in India
(1951-1952 to 2012-2013)
(In ' 000 Tonne)
Year	N	P	K	Total
1951-52	58.7	6.9	-	65.6
1952-53	57.8	4.6	3.3	65.7
1953-54	89.3	8.3	7.5	105.1
1954-55	94.8	15	11.1	120.9
1955-56	107.5	13	10.3	130.8
1956-57	123.1	15.9	14.8	153.8
1957-58	149	21.9	12.8	183.7
1958-59	172	29.5	22.4	223.9
1959-60	229.3	53.9	21.3	304.5
1960-61	210	53.1	29	292.1
1961-62	249.8	60.5	28	338.3
1962-63	333	82.8	36.4	452.2
1963-64	376.1	116.5	50.6	543.2
1964-65	555.2	148.7	69.3	773.2
1965-66	574.8	132.5	77.3	784.6
1966-67	737.8	248.6	114.2	1100.6
1967-68	1034.6	334.8	169.6	1539
1968-69	1208.6	382.1	170	1760.7
1969-70	1356	416	210	1982
1970-71	1487	462	228	2177
1971-72	1798	558.2	300.6	2656.8
1972-73	1839	581.3	347.6	2767.9
1973-74	1829	649.7	359.8	2838.5
1974-75	1765.7	471.5	336.1	2573.3
1975-76	2148.6	466.8	278.3	2893.7
1976-77	2456.9	634.9	319.2	3411
1977-78	2913	866.6	506.2	4285.8
1978-79	3419.5	1105.9	591.5	5116.9
1979-80	3498.1	1150.9	606.4	5255.4
1980-81	3678.1	1213.6	623.9	5515.6
1981-82	4068.6	1322.3	673.2	6064.1
1982-83	4224.3	1437	727	6388.3
1983-84	5204.4	1730.3	775.4	7710.1
1984-85	5486.1	1886.4	838.5	8211
1985-86	5660.8	2005.2	808.1	8474.1
1986-87	5716	2078.9	850	8644.9
1987-88	5716.8	2187	880.5	8784.3
1988-89	7251	2720.7	1068.3	11040
1989-90	7386	3014.2	1168	11568.2
1990-91	7997.2	3221	1328	12546.2
1991-92	8046.3	3321.2	1360.5	12728
1992-93	8426.8	2843.8	883.9	12154.5
1993-94	8788.3	2669.3	908.4	12366
1994-95	9507.1	2931.7	1124.7	13563.5
1995-96	9822.8	2897.5	1155.8	13876.1
1996-97	10301.8	2976.8	1029.6	14308.1
1997-98	10901.8	3913.6	1372.5	16187.9
1998-99	11353.8	4112.2	1331.5	16797.5
1999-00	11592.7	4798.3	1678.7	18069.7
2000-01	10920.2	4214.6	1567.5	16702.3
2001-02	11310.2	4382.4	1667.1	17359.7
2002-03	10474.1	4018.8	1601.2	16094.1
2003-04	11077	4124.3	1597.9	16799.1
2004-05	11713.9	4626.8	2060.6	18398.3
2005-06	12723.3	5203.7	2413.5	20340.5
2006-07	13772.9	5543.3	2334.8	21651
2007-08	14419.1	5514.7	2636.3	22570.1
2008-09	15090.5	6506.2	3312.6	24909.3
2009-10	15580	7274	3632.4	26486.4
2010-11	16558.2	8049.7	3514.3	28122.2
2011-12	17300.3	7914.3	2575.4	27790
2012-13	16820.9	6653.4	2061.8	25536.1
Abbr. : N : Nitrogenous.
P : Phosphatic.
K : Potassic.
Note : Figure upto 1982-83 Relate to Feb-Jan. and
Onwards to April-March.
Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. (11349), (14268), (ON463)