Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 9.9 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 9.9 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominican Republic peaked at 16.21 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.35 kg/ha, in 1997.
Dominican Republic ranks 68th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.32 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 13.95 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 12.63 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1964 | 12.99 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 12.25 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 13.12 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 12.66 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 12.55 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 15.23 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 15.24 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16.21 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 16.1 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 15.2 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 14.85 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 13.79 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 12.25 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 12.34 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 13.05 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 11.29 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 11.85 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 11.47 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 11.22 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 11.5 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 13.47 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 11.68 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 11.59 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 12.21 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 12.79 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 14.03 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 13.78 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 13.16 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 11.21 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 11.58 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 10.5 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 12.29 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 10.8 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 9.35 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 10.37 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 9.58 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 9.63 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 10.02 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 11.06 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 10.77 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 10.34 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 9.93 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 11.03 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 10.52 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 10.47 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.68 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 11.58 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.85 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.2 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.27 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 10.87 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 10.16 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 10.06 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.38 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 10.92 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 10.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.79 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.07 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 9.9 kg/ha | -1.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 9.9 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.48 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 9.9 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.74 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.19 kg/ha | 12.25 kg/ha | 15.23 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.03 kg/ha | 11.29 kg/ha | 16.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.18 kg/ha | 11.22 kg/ha | 14.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.26 kg/ha | 9.35 kg/ha | 13.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.54 kg/ha | 9.63 kg/ha | 11.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.02 kg/ha | 10.06 kg/ha | 12.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.42 kg/ha | 9.9 kg/ha | 10.9 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % 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 0.0836 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominican Republic?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominican Republic was 9.9 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 16.21 kg/ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.35 kg/ha in 1997.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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 (%).