Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 2.86 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 2.86 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica peaked at 10.01 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.86 kg/ha, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 122nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.35 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 6.74 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1964 | 6.87 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 6.94 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 7.9 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 8.58 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 9.1 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 8.02 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1970 | 8.42 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 8.84 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 9.51 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 8.33 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 8.76 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 9.09 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 8.68 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 7.7 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 8.68 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 9.2 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 9.32 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 8.6 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 8.56 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 8.86 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 9.07 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 10.01 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 8.84 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 8.37 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 7.77 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 7.51 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 8.02 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 8.23 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 8.58 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 7.21 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 7.34 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 7.15 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 7.65 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 7.02 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 6.31 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 6.44 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.13 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 6.31 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.68 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 5.19 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 5 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.67 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 5.17 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 5.35 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 5.11 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 4.97 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 5.51 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 6.04 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 6.15 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.41 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 6.27 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.93 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 5.01 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.69 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 4.18 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 3.31 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 3.32 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.11 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 2.86 kg/ha | -8.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.86 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.48 kg/ha, 52% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.86 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.74 kg/ha, 37% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.92 kg/ha | 6.74 kg/ha | 9.1 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.72 kg/ha | 7.7 kg/ha | 9.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.69 kg/ha | 7.51 kg/ha | 10.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.39 kg/ha | 6.31 kg/ha | 8.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.36 kg/ha | 4.67 kg/ha | 6.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 kg/ha | 4.18 kg/ha | 6.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 kg/ha | 2.86 kg/ha | 3.32 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica was 2.86 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.01 kg/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Jamaica ranks 122nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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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 (%).