Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,203 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Barbados stood at 1,203 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 3,569 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,082 kg per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Barbados 39th out of 167 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,136 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,726 kg per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1963 | 1,745 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 1,733 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 1,770 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 1,817 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1,838 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1,857 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 2,143 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 2,143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,236 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 2,143 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 2,236 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 2,010 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 1,591 kg per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1976 | 1,619 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1,619 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,826 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 1,887 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 2,027 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 2,106 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1,966 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 2,040 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 2,108 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 2,096 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 2,318 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 2,546 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 2,732 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 3,387 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1990 | 3,569 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 3,569 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,487 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 3,203 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 3,196 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3,217 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 3,238 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,972 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 2,865 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 2,665 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 2,451 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 2,271 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 2,057 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 1,853 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 1,653 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 1,452 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 1,195 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 1,082 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 1,153 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 1,282 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,230 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1,255 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,274 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,265 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,235 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,233 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,227 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,228 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,227 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,207 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,210 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,206 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,203 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,203 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,203 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,863 kg per square kilometre | 1,726 kg per square kilometre | 2,143 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,931 kg per square kilometre | 1,591 kg per square kilometre | 2,236 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,333 kg per square kilometre | 1,966 kg per square kilometre | 3,387 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,198 kg per square kilometre | 2,665 kg per square kilometre | 3,569 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,643 kg per square kilometre | 1,082 kg per square kilometre | 2,451 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,246 kg per square kilometre | 1,227 kg per square kilometre | 1,282 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,207 kg per square kilometre | 1,203 kg per square kilometre | 1,210 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Barbados was 1,203 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3,569 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,082 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.