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 131st of 191 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Jamaica
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 12,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 12,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 6,231 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 325 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 342 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 507 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 35,817 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 26,721 t (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 131st out of 191 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 (%).