Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen was 3.99 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 3.99 million t for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 3.99 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million t, in 1961.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 million t | 1.34 million t | 1.55 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.67 million t | 1.59 million t | 1.74 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 million t | 1.67 million t | 1.79 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 million t | 1.80 million t | 2.17 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 million t | 2.20 million t | 2.93 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 million t | 3.13 million t | 3.65 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.89 million t | 3.79 million t | 3.99 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 543,041 million USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 3.14 % (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 3.99 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.99 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million t in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 (%).