Which state in India has the biggest consumption of fertliser(in Kg Per hectare)?

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The correct answer is Punjab.Key Points

In India, Punjab has the biggest consumption of fertilizer (in Kg Per hectare).
Punjab state alone consumes about 9 per cent of the total fertilizers in India and the use is the highest on a per unit area basis at 190.1 kg/ha of the gross cropped area against 88.2 kg/ha in all India.
The per-hectare consumption is more than 100 kg in Punjab (190 kg), Haryana (167 kg), Andhra Pradesh (138 kg), Uttar Pradesh, and Uttaranchal (127 kg), West Bengal (122 kg), and Tamil Nadu (112 kg).
In the remaining states, the consumption per hectare is lower than the all-India average.
The uses of major nutrients (N+P+K) went up from just 65.3 thousand tonnes in triennium ending (TE) 1968 to 1463.7 thousand tonnes in TE 2004. The use of K in Punjab soils is not high because soils are rich in K-illicit minerals.

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State	Description
Haryana	Fertilizer per-hectare consumption in Haryana is 167 kg. Haryana ranks 11th in total fertilizer consumption.
West Bengal	Fertilizer per-hectare consumption in West Bengal is 122 Kg.
Andhra Pradesh	Fertilizer per-hectare consumption in Andhra Pradesh is 138 kg. Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra account for the consumption of more than 3000 thousand tonnes of fertilizer per year each.