Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 10.36 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 10.36 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso peaked at 10.36 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.12 kg/ha, in 1963.
Burkina Faso ranks 69th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.96 kg/ha | 3.12 kg/ha | 4.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.44 kg/ha | 3.43 kg/ha | 5.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.57 kg/ha | 3.42 kg/ha | 5.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.31 kg/ha | 4.37 kg/ha | 6.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.01 kg/ha | 4.51 kg/ha | 7.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.51 kg/ha | 5.73 kg/ha | 8.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.46 kg/ha | 8.62 kg/ha | 10.36 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso was 10.36 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 10.36 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 (%).