Historical Data on Fertilizer Offtake by Nutrients
(‘000
Nutrient tonnes)
Fiscal
Year |
N |
P2O5 |
K2O |
NPK |
1952-53 |
1.00 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1953-54 |
14.80 |
0 |
0 |
14.80 |
1954-55 |
14.10 |
0 |
0 |
14.10 |
1955-56 |
6.60 |
0 |
0 |
6.60 |
1956-57 |
9.00 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
1957-58 |
16.40 |
0 |
0 |
16.40 |
1958-59 |
18.00 |
0 |
0 |
18.00 |
1959-60 |
19.30 |
0.10 |
0 |
19.40 |
1960-61 |
31.00 |
0.40 |
0 |
31.40 |
1961-62 |
37.00 |
0.50 |
0 |
37.50 |
1962-63 |
40.00 |
0.20 |
0 |
40.20 |
1963-64 |
68.00 |
0.70 |
0 |
68.70 |
1964-65 |
85.00 |
2.20 |
0 |
87.20 |
1965-66 |
69.83 |
1.22 |
0 |
71.05 |
1966-67 |
112.76 |
3.89 |
0.12 |
116.77 |
1967-68 |
176.17 |
12.16 |
0.25 |
188.58 |
1968-69 |
205.21 |
39.47 |
2.23 |
246.91 |
1969-70 |
273.95 |
36.64 |
1.34 |
311.93 |
1970-71 |
251.52 |
30.45 |
1.24 |
283.21 |
1971-72 |
343.97 |
37.23 |
0.74 |
381.94 |
1972-73 |
386.39 |
48.73 |
1.38 |
436.50 |
1973-74 |
341.93 |
58.08 |
2.67 |
402.68 |
1974-75 |
362.83 |
60.57 |
2.09 |
425.49 |
1975-76 |
441.60 |
103.61 |
2.91 |
548.12 |
1976-77 |
510.99 |
117.94 |
2.36 |
631.29 |
1977-78 |
549.93 |
156.33 |
5.98 |
712.24 |
1978-79 |
684.28 |
187.96 |
7.58 |
879.82 |
1979-80 |
805.99 |
228.46 |
9.60 |
1044.05 |
1980-81 |
842.93 |
226.90 |
9.63 |
1079.46 |
1981-82 |
830.55 |
225.19 |
21.74 |
1077.48 |
1982-83 |
952.66 |
265.26 |
25.65 |
1243.57 |
1983-84 |
914.30 |
259.80 |
28.48 |
1202.58 |
1984-85 |
934.85 |
293.91 |
24.68 |
1253.44 |
1985-86 |
1128.14 |
349.78 |
33.21 |
1511.13 |
1986-87 |
1332.50 |
408.87 |
42.51 |
1783.88 |
1987-88 |
1281.65 |
393.45 |
45.12 |
1720.22 |
1988-89 |
1324.83 |
390.61 |
24.53 |
1739.97 |
1989-90 |
1467.87 |
382.45 |
40.07 |
1890.39 |
1990-91 |
1471.64 |
388.50 |
32.76 |
1892.90 |
1991-92 |
1462.62 |
398.01 |
23.30 |
1883.93 |
1992-93 |
1635.36 |
488.20 |
24.06 |
2147.63 |
1993-94 |
1659.35 |
464.26 |
23.17 |
2146.78 |
1994-95 |
1738.10 |
428.41 |
16.55 |
2183.06 |
1995-96 |
1990.85 |
494.45 |
29.67 |
2514.97 |
1996-97 |
1985.08 |
419.47 |
8.43 |
2412.98 |
1997-98 |
2075.10 |
550.92 |
20.03 |
2646.05 |
1998-99 |
2096.98 |
465.00 |
21.28 |
2583.26 |
1999-00 |
2217.77 |
597.16 |
18.50 |
2833.42 |
2000-01 |
2264.49 |
676.73 |
22.75 |
2963.96 |
2001-02 |
2285.30 |
624.54 |
18.75 |
2928.60 |
2002-03 |
2349.11 |
650.17 |
20.49 |
3019.76 |
2003-04 |
2527.00 |
673.00 |
22.00 |
3222.00 |
2004-05 |
2796.00 |
865.00 |
33.00 |
3694.00 |
2005-06 |
2927.00 |
851.00 |
27.00 |
3804.00 |
2006-07 |
2649.73 |
978.76 |
43.11 |
3671.61 |
2007-08 |
2925.00 |
630.00 |
27.04 |
3581.00 |
2008-09 |
3034.00 |
651.00 |
25.00 |
3711.00 |
2009-10 |
3476.29 |
860.44 |
23.76 |
4360.49 |
2010-11 |
3133.50 |
766.99 |
32.27 |
3932.76 |
2011-12 |
3206.52 |
633.19 |
21.24 |
3860.95 |
2012-13 |
2853.45 |
746.94 |
20.81 |
3621.2 |
2013-14 |
3184.53 |
880.89 |
23.67 |
4089.09 |
2014-15 |
3308.04 |
974.99 |
32.86 |
4315.89 |
2015-16 |
2671.90 |
1007.33 |
20.05 |
3699.28 |
2016-17 |
3729.78 |
1268.90 |
41.44 |
5040.12 |
2017-18 |
3434.82 |
1278.61 |
49.93 |
4763.36 |
2018-19 |
3407.68 |
1153.34 |
53.37 |
4614.39 |
2019-20 |
3414.66 |
1083.72 |
50.19 |
4548.57 |
2020-21 |
3710.75 |
1228.07 |
69.28 |
5008.09 |
Source: National Fertilizer Development Centre.