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 8th 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 in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.55 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.74 million t | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 2.63 million t | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 2.81 million t | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 2.67 million t | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 2.66 million t | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 2.66 million t | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.56 million t | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 2.52 million t | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.67 million t | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 2.67 million t | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.51 million t | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 2.62 million t | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 2.58 million t | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 2.56 million t | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.51 million t | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.52 million t | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.55 million t | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.58 million t | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.64 million t | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.74 million t | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 2.73 million t | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.69 million t | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.74 million t | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 2.86 million t | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 2.91 million t | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.94 million t | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 2.90 million t | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.76 million t | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 2.87 million t | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 2.59 million t | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 2.57 million t | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.08 million t | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 3.22 million t | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 3.03 million t | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 2.99 million t | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.07 million t | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.23 million t | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 3.19 million t | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.40 million t | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 3.43 million t | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.46 million t | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.35 million t | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.46 million t | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.45 million t | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.23 million t | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 3.09 million t | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.35 million t | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 3.33 million t | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.31 million t | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.31 million t | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.21 million t | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.14 million t | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.13 million t | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.05 million t | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.16 million t | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.41 million t | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 3.44 million t | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.58 million t | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.70 million t | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 3.49 million t | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 3.76 million t | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 3.74 million t | -0.6% |
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
- 5 Argentina 2.19 million t compare
- 5 Viet Nam 228,001 t compare
- 6 Canada 749,936 t compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 208,282 t compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 118,328 t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 690,363 t compare
- 8 Paraguay 682,008 t compare
- 8 Türkiye 107,568 t compare
- 9 Nigeria 604,775 t compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 70,728 t compare
- 10 Myanmar 533,961 t compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 43,666 t compare
- 11 USSR 466,300 t compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (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 8th out of 29 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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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 (%).