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The use of fertilisers in India has risen astronomically in the last 60 years, resulting in deterioration of soil health in many parts of the country, particularly the intensively cultivated Indo-Gangetic plains, also known as the “Great Plains.”
In 1951-52, usage averaged less than one kg per hectare, which has now risen to 133 kg per hectare, according to information given on the Department of Fertilisers Web site. However, despite this increase, consumption is still less in India than many developed countries. Per hectare fertiliser consumption (kilogram per hectare of arable land) in India, China, Japan, Bangladesh, USA, Pakistan, and Israel in 2007 stood at 142.3, 331.1, 171.2, 166.2 and 524, respectively.
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