Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 168.08 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh is 168.08 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh peaked at 176.07 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.67 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Bangladesh 20th out of 186 countries 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.67 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 30.73 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 29.66 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 31.2 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 31.75 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 34.5 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 34.84 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 35.42 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 38.67 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 39.84 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 37.56 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 43.7 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 40.63 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 37.09 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 43.38 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 47.45 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 52.33 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 55.17 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 59.95 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 52.48 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 51.73 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 57.4 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 58.97 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 64 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 61.96 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 69.73 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 74.83 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 79.25 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 87.48 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 84.61 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 96.81 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 104.53 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 107.88 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 121.49 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 138.45 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 142.35 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 132.91 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 130.34 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 136.05 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 130.78 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 139.56 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 142.31 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 135.27 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 143.53 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 141.31 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 147.92 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 149.32 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 152.62 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 145.01 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 148.77 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 147.59 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 138.57 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 136.38 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 155.34 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 155.96 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 145.48 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 148.22 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 158.98 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 155.31 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 158.89 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 176.07 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 161.43 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 168.08 kg/ha | +4.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 168.08 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha, 9.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 168.08 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 40.96 kg/ha, 4.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.72 kg/ha | 27.67 kg/ha | 38.67 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.71 kg/ha | 37.09 kg/ha | 59.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.78 kg/ha | 51.73 kg/ha | 87.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 119.54 kg/ha | 84.61 kg/ha | 142.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 142.76 kg/ha | 130.78 kg/ha | 152.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 149.06 kg/ha | 136.38 kg/ha | 158.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.12 kg/ha | 158.89 kg/ha | 176.07 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 17 Uzbekistan 178 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia -14.34 kg/ha compare
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 176.96 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) -555.52 kg/ha compare
- 19 Mongolia 176.31 kg/ha compare
- 21 Malta 161.75 kg/ha compare
- 22 Costa Rica 161.15 kg/ha compare
- 23 China 158.62 kg/ha 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bangladesh was 168.08 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 176.07 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.67 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Bangladesh ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).