States that grow water-intensive crops despite crop diversity, show higher fertiliser consumption
Value shows NPK consumption for each state compared to all-India consumption (tonnes/hectare).
Telangana
94.78%
Punjab
74.50%
Andhra Pradesh
60.27%
Bihar
51.96%
Haryana
42.68%
Uttar Pradesh
32.30%
Tamil Nadu
30.65%
Maharashtra
12.58%
Karnataka
8.93%
West Bengal
5.02%
Uttarakhand
−8.80%
Chhattisgarh
−9.40%
Odisha
−13.54%
Gujarat
−15.46%
Jharkhand
−21.17%
Jammu & Kashmir
−24.26%
Madhya Pradesh
−35.53%
Assam
−54.78%
Kerala
−55.88%
Himachal Pradesh
−56.84%
Rajasthan
−59.73%