Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 2.13 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 2.13 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu peaked at 2.13 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3165 kg/ha, in 1965.
That places Vanuatu 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3274 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3274 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3274 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3274 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3165 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3165 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4622 kg/ha | +46.0% |
| 1968 | 0.572 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7003 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7677 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8709 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9692 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 1.04 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 1.09 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 1.11 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.16 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 1.21 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.28 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 1.35 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 1.42 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 1.44 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.47 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.47 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.47 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.47 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.5 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.41 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 1.39 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.38 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.4 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.34 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 1.31 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.24 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.27 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.25 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.23 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.21 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.18 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.25 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.35 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 1.5 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 1.41 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.39 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.64 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 1.36 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 1.49 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 1.53 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.23 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 1.53 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 1.47 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.49 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.49 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.49 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.51 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.49 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.38 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 1.12 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.78 kg/ha | +58.8% |
| 2023 | 2.13 kg/ha | +19.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2.13 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.24 kg/ha, 21% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 2.13 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.02 kg/ha, 42% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +58.8% | 1.12 kg/ha | 1.78 kg/ha |
| 1967 | +46.0% | 0.3165 kg/ha | 0.4622 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4086 kg/ha | 0.3165 kg/ha | 0.7003 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 kg/ha | 0.7677 kg/ha | 1.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | 1.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 kg/ha | 1.18 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | 1.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 2.13 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % 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 -2.35 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu was 2.13 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3165 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Vanuatu rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Vanuatu ranks 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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 (%).