Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Israel
Israel: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 5.22 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Israel, 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 Israel stood at 5.22 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Israel peaked at 6.85 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.55 kg/ha, in 1964.
Israel ranks 97th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Israel, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.68 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1963 | 2.7 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.55 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 3.2 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1966 | 2.65 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1967 | 2.97 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 2.58 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1969 | 2.99 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1970 | 3.97 kg/ha | +32.6% |
| 1971 | 4.35 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 3.9 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 3.67 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 4.14 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 3.93 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 4.15 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 4.41 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 4.39 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 4.22 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 4.36 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 4.33 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.47 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 4.5 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 3.77 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1985 | 3.85 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 4.36 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 4.14 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 3.51 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 3.78 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 3.62 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 4.03 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 3.63 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 4.54 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1994 | 4.19 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 3.86 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 4.28 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 4.25 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 4.67 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 4.27 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 4.9 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 5.32 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 4.35 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 4.48 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.97 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 5.45 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 5.74 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 5.71 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.19 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 3.69 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 4.84 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 4.08 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 4.82 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 6.4 kg/ha | +32.6% |
| 2014 | 3.88 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 2.76 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 2016 | 4.34 kg/ha | +57.1% |
| 2017 | 5.98 kg/ha | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 4.42 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 3.41 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 5.46 kg/ha | +60.4% |
| 2021 | 6.85 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 5.46 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 5.22 kg/ha | -4.4% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 5.22 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.23 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Israel's 5.22 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.76 kg/ha, 3.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.81 kg/ha | 2.55 kg/ha | 3.2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.11 kg/ha | 3.67 kg/ha | 4.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1 kg/ha | 3.51 kg/ha | 4.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 kg/ha | 3.62 kg/ha | 4.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.88 kg/ha | 3.69 kg/ha | 5.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 kg/ha | 2.76 kg/ha | 6.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.75 kg/ha | 5.22 kg/ha | 6.85 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 0.0542 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Israel?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Israel was 5.22 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 6.85 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Israel rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Israel ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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 (%).