Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 27.1 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia is 27.1 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Asia peaked at 27.26 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.94 kg/ha, in 1991.
Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.93 kg/ha | 21.99 kg/ha | 24.28 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.96 kg/ha | 22.31 kg/ha | 23.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.75 kg/ha | 19.49 kg/ha | 24.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.99 kg/ha | 17.94 kg/ha | 22.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.33 kg/ha | 21.31 kg/ha | 24.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.07 kg/ha | 21.54 kg/ha | 25.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.61 kg/ha | 25.28 kg/ha | 27.26 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Asia?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Asia was 27.1 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.26 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.94 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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 (%).