Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Italy
Italy: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 6.74 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 6.74 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Italy peaked at 8.05 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.1 kg/ha, in 1982.
That places Italy 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.03 kg/ha | 3.41 kg/ha | 4.66 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.94 kg/ha | 2.29 kg/ha | 3.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.15 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 7.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.41 kg/ha | 4.02 kg/ha | 8.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.86 kg/ha | 3.25 kg/ha | 4.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.91 kg/ha | 3.94 kg/ha | 7.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.66 kg/ha | 6.55 kg/ha | 6.74 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 87 Gabon 7.05 kg/ha compare
- 88 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 kg/ha compare
- 89 Fiji 6.75 kg/ha compare
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 6.7 kg/ha compare
- 92 Slovakia 6.57 kg/ha compare
- 93 Montenegro 6.43 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Italy
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 6.83 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 7.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 109,022 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 38,588 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.20 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.08 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 3.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3.51 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Italy?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Italy was 6.74 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 8.05 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 kg/ha in 1982.
- How does Italy rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Italy ranks 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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 (%).