Domestic Production of Fertilizer by
Nutrients
('000 tonnes)
Year |
N |
P2O5 |
K2O |
Total |
1952-53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1953-54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1954-55 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1955-56 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1956-57 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1957-58 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
0 |
1.6 |
1958-59 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
0 |
7.9 |
1959-60 |
8.9 |
0.2 |
0 |
9.0 |
1960-61 |
9.8 |
1.6 |
0 |
11.4 |
1961-62 |
13.6 |
1.4 |
0 |
15.0 |
1962-63 |
40.0 |
1.1 |
0 |
41.0 |
1963-64 |
43.8 |
1.2 |
0 |
45.0 |
1964-65 |
46.6 |
1.5 |
0 |
48.1 |
1965-66 |
46.0 |
1.4 |
0 |
47.4 |
1966-67 |
50.5 |
0.7 |
0 |
51.2 |
1967-68 |
49.7 |
2.9 |
0 |
52.5 |
1968-69 |
78.6 |
2.5 |
0 |
81.2 |
1969-70 |
129.3 |
4.2 |
0 |
133.4 |
1970-71 |
140.1 |
4.5 |
0 |
144.7 |
1971-72 |
215.1 |
4.9 |
0 |
220.0 |
1972-73 |
274.5 |
8.2 |
0 |
282.8 |
1973-74 |
300.1 |
4.2 |
0 |
304.3 |
1974-75 |
296.3 |
10.6 |
0 |
307.0 |
1975-76 |
316.5 |
10.6 |
0 |
327.1 |
1976-77 |
309.3 |
11.9 |
0 |
321.2 |
1977-78 |
312.5 |
15.0 |
0 |
327.5 |
1978-79 |
334.0 |
27.0 |
0 |
361.0 |
1979-80 |
388.9 |
49.8 |
0 |
438.6 |
1980-81 |
579.7 |
57.7 |
0 |
637.4 |
1981-82 |
699.2 |
66.9 |
0 |
766.1 |
1982-83 |
987.3 |
71.3 |
0 |
1058.6 |
1983-84 |
1015.3 |
91.8 |
0 |
1107.1 |
1984-85 |
1028.7 |
90.0 |
0 |
1118.7 |
1985-86 |
1041.7 |
93.3 |
0 |
1135.0 |
1986-87 |
1120.1 |
93.3 |
0 |
1213.3 |
1987-88 |
1097.1 |
95.2 |
0 |
1192.3 |
1988-89 |
1113.8 |
100.5 |
0 |
1214.3 |
1989-90 |
1156.4 |
105.1 |
0 |
1261.5 |
1990-91 |
1119.8 |
104.6 |
0 |
1224.4 |
1991-92 |
1043.8 |
105.5 |
0 |
1149.3 |
1992-93 |
1227.3 |
104.8 |
0 |
1332.1 |
1993-94 |
1565.9 |
92.9 |
0 |
1658.9 |
1994-95 |
1544.1 |
92.1 |
0 |
1636.2 |
1995-96 |
1693.4 |
96.1 |
0 |
1789.5 |
1996-97 |
1681.5 |
80.7 |
0 |
1762.2 |
1997-98 |
1660.5 |
67.5 |
0 |
1728.0 |
1998-99 |
1795.2 |
90.7 |
0 |
1885.9 |
1999-00 |
2039.6 |
223.5 |
0 |
2263.2 |
2000-01 |
2053.8 |
243.8 |
0.4 |
2298.1 |
2001-02 |
2134.0 |
142.7 |
8.9 |
2285.6 |
2002-03 |
2192.4 |
111.1 |
11.5 |
2315.0 |
2003-04 |
2272.5 |
255.3 |
12.9 |
2540.7 |
2004-05 |
2373.0 |
325.0 |
20.0 |
2718.0 |
2005-06 |
2476.0 |
341.0 |
15.0 |
2832.0 |
2006-07 |
3476.7 |
307.9 |
11.9 |
2746.5 |
2007-08 |
2513.0 |
294.0 |
16.0 |
2822.0 |
2008-09 |
2532.0 |
364.0 |
10.0 |
2907.1 |
2009-10 |
2669.0 |
403.0 |
10.0 |
3082.0 |
2010-11 |
2642.0 |
423.0 |
12.0 |
3076.0 |
2011-12 |
2541 |
431 |
10 |
2983 |
2012-13 |
2258 |
439 |
7.5 |
2704 |
2013-14 |
2644 |
455 |
11 |
3110 |
2014-15 |
2754.5 |
504.7 |
12.1 |
3271.3 |
2015-16 |
3120.8 |
541.4 |
12.3 |
3674.5 |
2016-17 |
3206 |
556 |
12 |
3775 |
2017-18 |
2869 |
492 |
11 |
3373 |
2018-19 |
3111 |
499 |
17 |
3627 |
2019-20 |
3271 |
506 |
17 |
3794 |
2020-21 |
3466 |
605 |
21.3 |
4092 |
2021-22 |
3545 |
644 |
21.7 |
4211 |
Source: National Fertilizer Development Centre,