Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Barbados
Barbados: Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated was 29,397 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Barbados is 29,397 kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Barbados peaked at 80,956 kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29,397 kg, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 154th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39,466 kg | — |
| 1962 | 39,466 kg | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 39,466 kg | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 40,478 kg | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 40,478 kg | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 40,478 kg | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 39,466 kg | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 39,466 kg | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40,478 kg | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 40,478 kg | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 40,478 kg | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 40,478 kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40,478 kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 41,490 kg | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 41,490 kg | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 45,538 kg | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 45,538 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 48,574 kg | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 50,598 kg | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 50,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 48,574 kg | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 48,574 kg | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52,622 kg | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 55,658 kg | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 60,717 kg | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 65,777 kg | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 71,849 kg | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 71,849 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 72,233 kg | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 80,956 kg | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 80,956 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 51,610 kg | -36.3% |
| 1993 | 45,538 kg | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 44,526 kg | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 47,562 kg | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 50,598 kg | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 52,622 kg | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 50,598 kg | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 48,574 kg | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 44,526 kg | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 45,538 kg | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 41,490 kg | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 38,960 kg | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 36,936 kg | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 34,912 kg | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 31,371 kg | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 37,948 kg | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 37,442 kg | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 38,960 kg | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 37,240 kg | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 32,383 kg | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 33,394 kg | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 33,394 kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33,394 kg | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29,701 kg | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 29,681 kg | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 29,792 kg | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 29,772 kg | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 29,782 kg | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29,428 kg | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 29,488 kg | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 29,448 kg | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 29,397 kg | -0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 29,397 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.95 million kg, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 29,397 kg is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 million kg, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -36.3% | 80,956 kg | 51,610 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,916 kg | 39,466 kg | 40,478 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,514 kg | 40,478 kg | 50,598 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,845 kg | 48,574 kg | 72,233 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,354 kg | 44,526 kg | 80,956 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,808 kg | 31,371 kg | 45,538 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,853 kg | 29,681 kg | 37,240 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,440 kg | 29,397 kg | 29,488 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 151 Faroe Islands 34,736 kg compare
- 152 Gambia 33,693 kg compare
- 153 Palestine 30,549 kg compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 26,615 kg compare
- 156 Réunion 24,644 kg compare
- 157 Antigua and Barbuda 23,852 kg 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 cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Barbados?
- Cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Barbados was 29,397 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 80,956 kg in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,397 kg in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated?
- Barbados ranks 154th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).