Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominica
Dominica: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.8955 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominica, 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 Dominica stood at 0.8955 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominica peaked at 0.9876 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.675 kg/ha, in 2001.
Dominica ranks 152nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.905 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.8484 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8681 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8681 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8681 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8354 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8354 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8536 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8536 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8354 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8354 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8536 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8536 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8354 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8354 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8536 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8536 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8536 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8793 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8538 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8722 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8942 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9162 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9271 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9343 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9876 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8758 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8793 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8715 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8586 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8696 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8594 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8876 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8333 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8317 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.821 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8562 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8615 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7719 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7051 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.675 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6797 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6799 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6844 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6855 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6872 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7919 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7799 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7495 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7637 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8356 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8791 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8822 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8803 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8516 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8787 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8907 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8838 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8754 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.884 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8937 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8933 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8955 kg/ha | +0.2% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.8955 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.48 kg/ha, 16% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.8955 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.74 kg/ha, 12% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8595 kg/ha | 0.8354 kg/ha | 0.905 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8489 kg/ha | 0.8354 kg/ha | 0.8793 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9012 kg/ha | 0.8538 kg/ha | 0.9876 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8451 kg/ha | 0.7719 kg/ha | 0.8876 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7118 kg/ha | 0.675 kg/ha | 0.7919 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8621 kg/ha | 0.7637 kg/ha | 0.8907 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8916 kg/ha | 0.884 kg/ha | 0.8955 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 149 Afghanistan 0.9911 kg/ha compare
- 150 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.9334 kg/ha compare
- 151 Portugal 0.9083 kg/ha compare
- 153 Georgia 0.8782 kg/ha compare
- 154 Libya 0.7362 kg/ha compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 0.6878 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominica?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominica was 0.8955 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9876 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.675 kg/ha in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Dominica ranks 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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 (%).