Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.0683 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in French Polynesia, 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 French Polynesia is 0.0683 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in French Polynesia peaked at 0.1111 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0156 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places French Polynesia 167th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0156 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0156 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0156 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0177 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0177 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0177 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0208 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0208 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0208 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.024 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.024 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.024 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.026 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0271 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0281 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0292 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0302 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0313 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0323 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0333 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0344 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0354 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0354 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0354 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0365 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0375 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0402 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0413 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0413 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0424 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0424 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0435 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0435 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0435 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0435 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0435 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0435 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0435 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0435 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0457 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0435 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.04 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.042 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.04 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0408 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0408 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0392 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0412 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0392 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0392 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0392 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0392 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0377 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1024 kg/ha | +171.6% |
| 2019 | 0.108 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1111 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1057 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.084 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0683 kg/ha | -18.7% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.0683 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.23 kg/ha, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.0683 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.02 kg/ha, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in French Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +171.6% | 0.0377 kg/ha | 0.1024 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.018 kg/ha | 0.0156 kg/ha | 0.0208 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0276 kg/ha | 0.024 kg/ha | 0.0323 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0371 kg/ha | 0.0333 kg/ha | 0.0413 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0433 kg/ha | 0.0424 kg/ha | 0.0435 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0412 kg/ha | 0.04 kg/ha | 0.0457 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0526 kg/ha | 0.0377 kg/ha | 0.108 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0923 kg/ha | 0.0683 kg/ha | 0.1111 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.57 % 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 1.08 % 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 French Polynesia?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in French Polynesia was 0.0683 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1111 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0156 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does French Polynesia rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- French Polynesia ranks 167th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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 (%).