Bangladesh vs Western Africa: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen

Bangladesh
356,615 t
in 2023
Western Africa
1.47 million t
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
14th
Western Africa rank
14th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 1.47 million t against 356,615 t in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.11 million t.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 4.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Africa ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 14th and Western Africa ranks 14th of 176 countries.

Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 260,775 t 427,827 t 167,052 t Western Africa
1970s 295,301 t 381,401 t 86,100 t Western Africa
1980s 309,446 t 339,849 t 30,403 t Western Africa
1990s 303,631 t 512,260 t 208,629 t Western Africa
2000s 301,616 t 715,409 t 413,792 t Western Africa
2010s 322,272 t 1.06 million t 739,739 t Western Africa
2020s 350,894 t 1.40 million t 1.05 million t Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen, Bangladesh or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 1.47 million t against 356,615 t in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen between Bangladesh and Western Africa?
1.11 million t, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Western Africa rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Western Africa ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,870 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).