Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 15.87 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 15.87 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 15.87 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.55 kg/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.55 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.79 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 9.05 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 9.1 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 9.17 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 9.02 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 9.24 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 9.22 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 9.27 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 9.34 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 9.62 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 9.44 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 9.27 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 9.61 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 10.04 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 9.92 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 9.92 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 9.85 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 9.46 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 9.62 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 9.92 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 9.9 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 9.54 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 9.27 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 9.15 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 9.41 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 9.43 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 9.47 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 9.33 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 9.28 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 9.36 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 9.66 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 9.58 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 9.95 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 10.25 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 10.26 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 10.35 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.38 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 11.04 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 11.35 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 11.85 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 12.04 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.85 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 11.73 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.11 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 12.23 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.63 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 13.22 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 13.41 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.31 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 13.97 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 14.24 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.79 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 14.69 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.46 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 14.44 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.78 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 14.91 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.67 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.26 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 15.68 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 15.54 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 15.87 kg/ha | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.05 kg/ha | 8.55 kg/ha | 9.27 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.65 kg/ha | 9.27 kg/ha | 10.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5 kg/ha | 9.15 kg/ha | 9.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.01 kg/ha | 9.28 kg/ha | 11.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.24 kg/ha | 11.35 kg/ha | 13.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.53 kg/ha | 13.97 kg/ha | 14.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.59 kg/ha | 15.26 kg/ha | 15.87 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 3 Paraguay 146.87 kg/ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 19.57 kg/ha compare
- 4 Argentina 52.73 kg/ha compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 17.16 kg/ha compare
- 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
- 8 Guyana 36.2 kg/ha compare
- 9 Malawi 35.84 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 15.87 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.87 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.55 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 (%).