Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 40.53 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh stood at 40.53 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh peaked at 40.53 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.66 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Bangladesh 7th out of 176 countries 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.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.66 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 27.3 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 28.12 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 28.84 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 28.85 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 28.28 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 30.51 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 30.26 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 32.23 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 31.1 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 29.5 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 29.77 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 30.71 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 31.04 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 32.89 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 32.27 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 33.09 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 33.11 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 32.86 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 33.24 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 33.51 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 33.64 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 31.4 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 32.52 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 33.05 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 33.33 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 32.26 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 31.23 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 31.6 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 31.76 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 31.52 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 34.04 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 33.6 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 34.05 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 34.15 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 34.9 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 34.89 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.99 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 34.75 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 34.92 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 34.32 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 34.7 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 34.63 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.04 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 34.2 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 34.39 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 34.25 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 35.67 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 35.94 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.62 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 37.23 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 36.99 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 37.01 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 38.31 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 37.93 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 36.76 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 38.75 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 38.29 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 37.54 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 37.76 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 40.38 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 40.5 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 40.53 kg/ha | +0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 40.53 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.24 kg/ha, 4.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 40.53 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 23.53 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29 kg/ha | 26.66 kg/ha | 32.23 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.63 kg/ha | 29.5 kg/ha | 33.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.58 kg/ha | 31.23 kg/ha | 33.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.77 kg/ha | 31.52 kg/ha | 34.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.61 kg/ha | 33.04 kg/ha | 35.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.54 kg/ha | 36.62 kg/ha | 38.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.79 kg/ha | 37.76 kg/ha | 40.53 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 4 Argentina 52.73 kg/ha compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 17.16 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.1 kg/ha compare
- 5 Myanmar 42.66 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uruguay 41.26 kg/ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 13.42 kg/ha compare
- 8 Cabo Verde 17.51 kg/ha compare
- 8 Guyana 36.2 kg/ha compare
- 9 Malawi 35.84 kg/ha compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 kg/ha compare
- 10 India 34.46 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % 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 -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh was 40.53 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 40.53 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.66 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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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 (%).