Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 1.48 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh is 1.48 million t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh peaked at 1.55 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 245,739 t, in 1961.
Bangladesh ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 245,739 t | — |
| 1962 | 272,812 t | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 263,377 t | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 278,328 t | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 286,880 t | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 312,237 t | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 316,879 t | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 321,198 t | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 350,932 t | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 362,416 t | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 341,576 t | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 410,369 t | +20.1% |
| 1973 | 381,484 t | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 348,249 t | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 407,945 t | +17.1% |
| 1976 | 445,952 t | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 491,415 t | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 517,889 t | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 562,466 t | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 492,654 t | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 485,260 t | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 538,313 t | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 552,181 t | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 605,426 t | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 584,110 t | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 658,359 t | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 712,040 t | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 778,814 t | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 861,053 t | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 828,023 t | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 940,974 t | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 935,477 t | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 954,280 t | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.06 million t | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 1.21 million t | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 1.24 million t | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.16 million t | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 1.15 million t | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million t | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million t | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million t | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million t | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million t | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.25 million t | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.23 million t | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.28 million t | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million t | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.32 million t | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million t | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.29 million t | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.26 million t | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million t | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million t | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.32 million t | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 1.34 million t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million t | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million t | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.37 million t | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.37 million t | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million t | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.55 million t | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million t | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 1.48 million t | +3.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.48 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50,419 t, 29.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.48 million t is above the median for South Asia, which is 79,415 t, 18.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 294,265 t | 245,739 t | 350,932 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 426,976 t | 341,576 t | 562,466 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 626,821 t | 485,260 t | 861,053 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 million t | 828,023 t | 1.24 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million t | 1.15 million t | 1.32 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million t | 1.16 million t | 1.37 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million t | 1.40 million t | 1.55 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 7 Indonesia 2.28 million t compare
- 8 Canada 1.75 million t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 158,229 t compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 154,577 t compare
- 9 Thailand 1.70 million t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 61,392 t compare
- 11 Russian Federation 1.30 million t compare
- 12 Argentina 1.27 million t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 48,887 t compare
- 13 Mexico 1.08 million t compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 25,134 t 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 in Bangladesh?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Bangladesh was 1.48 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 245,739 t in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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. 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 (%).