Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados
Barbados: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 18.35 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 18.35 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados peaked at 32.94 kg/ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 15.51 kg/ha, in 1993.
That places Barbados 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.96 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 30.96 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 29.31 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 31.73 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 32.03 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 31.88 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 32.94 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 32.8 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 32.45 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 32.41 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 32.02 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 29.24 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 30.8 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 27.68 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 26.73 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 26.45 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 26.34 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 26.56 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 26.6 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 26.97 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 26.56 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 26.61 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 24.15 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 24.24 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 23.95 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 24.9 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 22.7 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 20.79 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 20.24 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 19.38 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 19.17 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 17.43 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 15.51 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 18.85 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 16.04 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 16.77 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 17.05 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 16.8 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 17.09 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 17.97 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 17.27 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 17.93 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 17.45 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 17.35 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.83 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 17.41 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 16.47 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 17.68 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 17.84 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 17.21 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 19.45 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 20.92 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 20.2 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 19.89 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.84 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.18 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 21.77 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 21.68 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.57 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.55 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 18.23 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 20.6 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 18.35 kg/ha | -10.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 18.35 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.23 kg/ha, 5.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 18.35 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.74 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.67 kg/ha | 29.31 kg/ha | 32.94 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.48 kg/ha | 26.34 kg/ha | 32.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.11 kg/ha | 20.24 kg/ha | 26.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.41 kg/ha | 15.51 kg/ha | 19.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.52 kg/ha | 16.47 kg/ha | 17.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.07 kg/ha | 17.21 kg/ha | 21.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.18 kg/ha | 18.23 kg/ha | 20.6 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 26 Canada 19.57 kg/ha compare
- 27 Mozambique 18.48 kg/ha compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 2.73 kg/ha compare
- 28 Madagascar 18.4 kg/ha compare
- 30 Togo 18.29 kg/ha compare
- 31 South Africa 16.97 kg/ha compare
- 32 Chad 15.83 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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 -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados was 18.35 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 32.94 kg/ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.51 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Barbados rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Barbados ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — 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 (%).