Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.2662 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.2662 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.2714 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1425 kg/ha, in 1989.
Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.164 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1636 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.171 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1816 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2006 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1915 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1982 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1987 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2068 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2092 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2072 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1937 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1975 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2029 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2055 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2051 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2072 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2066 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2064 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2047 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.21 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2117 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1919 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.183 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1689 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1641 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1531 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1498 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1425 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1971 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1963 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1888 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1893 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1867 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1884 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1896 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1909 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1935 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1959 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1921 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1968 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.201 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2054 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2092 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2156 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2224 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2219 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2272 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2229 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2161 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2279 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2353 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2493 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.269 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.259 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2648 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2714 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2658 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2631 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2668 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2657 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2657 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2662 kg/ha | +0.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2662 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.23 kg/ha, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2662 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.76 kg/ha, 15% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +38.3% | 0.1425 kg/ha | 0.1971 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1862 kg/ha | 0.1636 kg/ha | 0.2068 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2041 kg/ha | 0.1937 kg/ha | 0.2092 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.178 kg/ha | 0.1425 kg/ha | 0.2117 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1917 kg/ha | 0.1867 kg/ha | 0.1971 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2114 kg/ha | 0.1921 kg/ha | 0.2272 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2522 kg/ha | 0.2161 kg/ha | 0.2714 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2661 kg/ha | 0.2657 kg/ha | 0.2668 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saudi Arabia was 0.2662 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2714 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1425 kg/ha in 1989.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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 (%).