Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen in India
India: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen was 5.80 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
India recorded 5.80 million t for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in India peaked at 5.87 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.55 million t, in 1967.
That places India 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.71 million t | 2.55 million t | 2.82 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.83 million t | 2.64 million t | 2.97 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.09 million t | 2.70 million t | 3.50 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.75 million t | 3.48 million t | 4.00 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.97 million t | 3.48 million t | 4.44 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 million t | 4.48 million t | 5.39 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.68 million t | 5.34 million t | 5.87 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in India?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in India was 5.80 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 million t in 1967.
- How does India rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
- India ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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 (%).