Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World
World: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 26.26 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
World recorded 26.26 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World peaked at 26.26 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.88 kg/ha, in 1961.
World ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.88 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.26 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 8.32 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 8.62 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 8.63 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 8.63 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 8.72 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 8.87 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 8.83 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 9.16 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 9.3 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 9.24 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 10.03 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 9.91 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 10.36 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 10.17 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 10.83 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 11.08 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 11.43 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 11.2 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 11.58 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 11.7 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 11.31 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 11.89 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 12.15 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 11.94 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 12.13 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 12.35 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 12.98 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 12.93 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 12.5 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 12.79 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 13.2 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 14.13 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 13.93 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 13.91 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.6 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 15.4 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 15.47 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.66 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 16.2 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 16.42 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 17.09 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 17.96 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 18.36 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 18.43 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 18.32 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 19.13 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 18.93 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.76 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 20.6 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 20.13 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 21.7 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 22.72 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 23.04 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 23.76 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 25.17 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 24.65 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 23.92 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 25.02 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 25.74 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 25.71 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 26.26 kg/ha | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.53 kg/ha | 7.88 kg/ha | 8.87 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.15 kg/ha | 9.16 kg/ha | 11.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.92 kg/ha | 11.2 kg/ha | 12.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.88 kg/ha | 12.5 kg/ha | 15.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.65 kg/ha | 15.66 kg/ha | 19.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.64 kg/ha | 20.13 kg/ha | 25.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.68 kg/ha | 25.02 kg/ha | 26.26 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 kg/ha compare
- 10 India 34.46 kg/ha compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World was 26.26 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 26.26 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.88 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- World ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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 (%).