Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas
Bahamas: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 8.31 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 8.31 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas peaked at 16.31 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.89 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Bahamas 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.89 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.46 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 6.97 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 7.28 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 7.85 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 9.33 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 10.59 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 10.6 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 10.18 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 11.72 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 10.07 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1972 | 13.93 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 1973 | 13.93 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14.45 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 15.49 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 16.18 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 16.1 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 12.62 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1979 | 13.46 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 13.69 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 14.75 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 15.26 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 15.33 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 16.27 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 15.84 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 15.28 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 15.47 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 16.31 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 16.14 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 15.67 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 14.12 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 12.07 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 10.66 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 9.24 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 8.65 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 9.14 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 8.74 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 9 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 9.39 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 9.43 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 10.7 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 8.6 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 8.14 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.23 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.28 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.19 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 9.31 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.31 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.35 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.44 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 7.7 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 7.73 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.79 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.02 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 8.01 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.1 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.15 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.18 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.22 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.27 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.25 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.28 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.31 kg/ha | +0.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 8.31 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.23 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 8.31 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.74 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +38.3% | 10.07 kg/ha | 13.93 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.35 kg/ha | 5.89 kg/ha | 10.6 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.79 kg/ha | 10.07 kg/ha | 16.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.43 kg/ha | 13.69 kg/ha | 16.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.67 kg/ha | 8.65 kg/ha | 15.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.05 kg/ha | 8.14 kg/ha | 10.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.03 kg/ha | 7.7 kg/ha | 8.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.28 kg/ha | 8.25 kg/ha | 8.31 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More environment data for Bahamas
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas was 8.31 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 16.31 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.89 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Bahamas rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Bahamas ranks 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — 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 (%).