| Consumption of Fertilisers in Terms of Nutrients (N, P and K) in India (1951-1952 to 2010-2011) | |||||
| (' 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 | |
| 1892-93 | 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 | 4623.8 | 2060.6 | 18398.3 | |
| 2005-06 | 12723.3 | 5203.7 | 2413.3 | 20340.3 | |
| 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*$ | 155.8 | 72.74 | 36.32 | 264.86 | |
| 2010-11* # | 80.56 | 41.72 | 17.13 | 139.41 | |
| Abbr. : N : Nitrogen | |||||
| P : Phosphatic | |||||
| K : Potassic | |||||
| Note : Upto 1982-83, figures relate to Feb.-Jan. and from 1983-84 onwards, | |||||
| these relate to April-March. | |||||
| * : Figure in Lakh Tonne. | |||||
| $ : Figure in Only Khafif Estimated. | |||||
| # : Relates to estimated kharif 2010. | |||||
| Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. (11349) & | |||||
| Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India. (11307), (ON116) (12367) | |||||