Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba
Cuba: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.03 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba, 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 Cuba is 3.03 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba peaked at 23.56 kg/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.03 kg/ha, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 119th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.56 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 21.38 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 18.59 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1964 | 15.24 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1965 | 16.77 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 16.61 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 15.95 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 14.32 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 12.68 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 17.01 kg/ha | +34.2% |
| 1971 | 15.02 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 12.58 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 11.42 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 12.07 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 11.24 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 10.92 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 10.22 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 10.97 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 11.54 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 12.18 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 10.7 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 11.52 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 10.42 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 11.38 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 11.17 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 10.88 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 10.76 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 10.22 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 10.62 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 10.85 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 10.88 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 10.67 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 8.63 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1994 | 9.24 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 8.71 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 9.97 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 9.57 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 8.45 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 8.14 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 9.21 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 8.37 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 8.71 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 6.66 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 6.61 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.28 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 4.3 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 4.14 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 4.67 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 5.76 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 5.16 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 6.45 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 5.66 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 5.86 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 5.9 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.41 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 5.86 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 5.98 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.23 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 5.09 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 4.18 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 3.73 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.03 kg/ha | -18.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3.03 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.48 kg/ha, 55% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3.03 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.74 kg/ha, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.23 kg/ha | 12.68 kg/ha | 23.56 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.3 kg/ha | 10.22 kg/ha | 17.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.98 kg/ha | 10.22 kg/ha | 12.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.51 kg/ha | 8.14 kg/ha | 10.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.37 kg/ha | 4.14 kg/ha | 9.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 kg/ha | 5.09 kg/ha | 6.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 kg/ha | 3.03 kg/ha | 4.18 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °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 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cuba was 3.03 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 23.56 kg/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Cuba ranks 119th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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 (%).