Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belize
Belize: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 28.58 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belize is 28.58 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belize peaked at 29.35 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.48 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Belize 14th 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.48 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.72 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 4.24 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1964 | 5.17 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1965 | 5.99 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1966 | 6.63 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 8.47 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 1968 | 11.42 kg/ha | +34.7% |
| 1969 | 9.37 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1970 | 10.32 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1971 | 10.15 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 10.55 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 10.16 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 12.48 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1975 | 14.18 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 14.68 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 14.04 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 14.57 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 14.72 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 14.75 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 15.15 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 15.08 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 14.07 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 13.72 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 13.33 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 12.95 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 11.69 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 11 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 12.76 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 10.76 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 11.08 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 9.69 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 10.27 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 10.34 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 11.23 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 11.09 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 12.41 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 10.71 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 11.69 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 12.12 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 12.88 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 12.91 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 13.08 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.21 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 11.6 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 10.76 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 11.26 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 11.69 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 12.1 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 13.57 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 12.15 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 13.42 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 15.7 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 15.17 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 17.56 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 17.76 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 21 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 21.1 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.01 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 22.5 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 24.66 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 29.35 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 28.58 kg/ha | -2.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 28.58 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.48 kg/ha, 5.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belize's 28.58 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.74 kg/ha, 3.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5 kg/ha | 3.48 kg/ha | 11.42 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.59 kg/ha | 10.15 kg/ha | 14.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.45 kg/ha | 11 kg/ha | 15.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.93 kg/ha | 9.69 kg/ha | 12.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.96 kg/ha | 10.76 kg/ha | 13.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.64 kg/ha | 12.15 kg/ha | 21.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.27 kg/ha | 22.5 kg/ha | 29.35 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 11 Nepal 34.43 kg/ha compare
- 11 Türkiye 4.49 kg/ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.02 kg/ha compare
- 12 Senegal 33.26 kg/ha compare
- 13 Burundi 32.58 kg/ha compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.43 kg/ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 2.53 kg/ha compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 2.28 kg/ha compare
- 15 Zambia 28.37 kg/ha compare
- 16 China, mainland 28.15 kg/ha compare
- 16 Melanesia 1.62 kg/ha compare
- 17 China 28.05 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 1.38 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Belize
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % 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 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belize?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Belize was 28.58 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 29.35 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Belize ranks 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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 (%).