Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen was 3.74 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia is 3.74 million t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia peaked at 3.76 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million t, in 1976.
Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 million t | 2.52 million t | 2.81 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.58 million t | 2.51 million t | 2.67 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.79 million t | 2.64 million t | 2.94 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.98 million t | 2.57 million t | 3.23 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.35 million t | 3.09 million t | 3.46 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 million t | 3.05 million t | 3.58 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million t | 3.49 million t | 3.76 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Eastern Asia was 3.74 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million t in 1976.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
- Eastern Asia ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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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 (%).