Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen was 356,615 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 356,615 t for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh peaked at 357,487 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 236,723 t, in 1961.
Bangladesh ranks 14th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 236,723 t | — |
| 1962 | 242,333 t | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 249,742 t | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 257,232 t | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 260,712 t | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 255,891 t | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 277,445 t | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 274,435 t | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 292,458 t | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 282,928 t | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 268,292 t | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 279,578 t | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 288,325 t | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 291,436 t | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 309,269 t | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 303,268 t | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 310,756 t | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 310,844 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 308,317 t | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 312,017 t | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 314,345 t | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 315,450 t | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 293,989 t | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 307,602 t | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 311,553 t | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 314,648 t | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 306,942 t | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 306,912 t | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 310,999 t | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 310,831 t | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 306,333 t | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 304,612 t | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 297,199 t | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 298,223 t | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 299,642 t | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 304,564 t | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 305,775 t | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 300,302 t | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 308,831 t | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 307,254 t | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 302,091 t | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 303,700 t | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 302,257 t | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 288,241 t | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 297,954 t | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 298,473 t | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 296,809 t | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 308,640 t | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 310,745 t | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 316,468 t | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 317,512 t | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 315,120 t | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 314,895 t | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 325,585 t | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 324,790 t | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 315,930 t | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 332,789 t | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 329,397 t | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 330,230 t | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 333,436 t | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 356,038 t | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 357,487 t | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 356,615 t | -0.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 356,615 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22,570 t, 15.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 356,615 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 49,758 t, 7.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 260,775 t | 236,723 t | 292,458 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 295,301 t | 268,292 t | 310,844 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 309,446 t | 293,989 t | 315,450 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 303,631 t | 297,199 t | 310,831 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,616 t | 288,241 t | 310,745 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 322,272 t | 314,895 t | 332,789 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 350,894 t | 333,436 t | 357,487 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 43,666 t compare
- 11 USSR 466,300 t compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25,926 t compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 375,046 t compare
- 13 Australia 373,564 t compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 13,756 t compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11,317 t compare
- 15 Indonesia 344,996 t compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 4,881 t compare
- 16 Thailand 337,621 t compare
- 16 Melanesia 2,607 t compare
- 17 Ukraine 259,160 t compare
- 17 Polynesia 151.68 t compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % 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 -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh was 356,615 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 357,487 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,723 t in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
- Bangladesh ranks 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).