Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 18.71 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 18.71 kg/ha for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Asia peaked at 18.74 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.84 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Asia 2nd out of 38 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.18 kg/ha | 6.84 kg/ha | 7.55 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.29 kg/ha | 7.66 kg/ha | 9.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.89 kg/ha | 9.64 kg/ha | 12.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3 kg/ha | 12.59 kg/ha | 16.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.45 kg/ha | 14.23 kg/ha | 16.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.76 kg/ha | 17.21 kg/ha | 18.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.53 kg/ha | 18.19 kg/ha | 18.74 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 Bangladesh 37.03 kg/ha compare
- 2 Nepal 31.37 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 24.28 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 24.28 kg/ha compare
- 5 China (People’s Republic of) 24.2 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Asia?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Asia was 18.71 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.74 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.84 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).