Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana
Guyana: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 36.2 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 36.2 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana peaked at 48.73 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.78 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Guyana 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.62 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 33.23 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 28.51 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1964 | 44.49 kg/ha | +56.1% |
| 1965 | 38.66 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1966 | 42.65 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 38.89 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 36.99 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 38.37 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 36.07 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 36.99 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 30.4 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1973 | 31.63 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 39.69 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1975 | 40.7 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 35.16 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 43.69 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1978 | 40.74 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 35.07 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 34.47 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 36.57 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 38.11 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 29.11 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 33.43 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 27.21 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1986 | 30.73 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 28.23 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 27.63 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 25.05 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 21.78 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 26.62 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 27.93 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 32.35 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 33.09 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 38.44 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 39.66 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 41.74 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 38.18 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 41.88 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 35 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 35.88 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 31.67 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 35.75 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 34.53 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 31.9 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 29.98 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 30.35 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 34.95 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 35.72 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 35.66 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 39.27 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 39.29 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 42.94 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 48.27 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 48.73 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 39.44 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 42.97 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 38.28 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 39.84 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 41.83 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 36.01 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 34.99 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 36.2 kg/ha | +3.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 36.2 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.23 kg/ha, 11.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 36.2 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.74 kg/ha, 4.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.49 kg/ha | 28.51 kg/ha | 44.49 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.01 kg/ha | 30.4 kg/ha | 43.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.05 kg/ha | 25.05 kg/ha | 38.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.17 kg/ha | 21.78 kg/ha | 41.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.57 kg/ha | 29.98 kg/ha | 35.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.47 kg/ha | 35.66 kg/ha | 48.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.26 kg/ha | 34.99 kg/ha | 41.83 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.1 kg/ha compare
- 5 Myanmar 42.66 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uruguay 41.26 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bangladesh 40.53 kg/ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 13.42 kg/ha compare
- 8 Cabo Verde 17.51 kg/ha compare
- 9 Malawi 35.84 kg/ha compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 kg/ha compare
- 10 India 34.46 kg/ha compare
- 11 Nepal 34.43 kg/ha compare
- 11 Türkiye 4.49 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Guyana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.299 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.69 % 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 12.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana was 36.2 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 48.73 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.78 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Guyana ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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 (%).