Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Barbados
Barbados: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 178.53 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 178.53 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Barbados peaked at 585.79 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 137.2 kg per square kilometre, in 2007.
Barbados ranks 39th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 342.87 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 261.68 kg per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1963 | 265.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 261 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 268.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 277.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 283.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 287.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 342.2 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 342.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 360.66 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 342.2 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 360.66 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 313.85 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 230.81 kg per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 228.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 228.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 263.01 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 270.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 298.57 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 318.37 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 290.69 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 297.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 304.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 291.86 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 325.4 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 358.28 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 395.19 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 524.11 kg per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1990 | 542.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 542.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 585.79 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 541.84 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 542.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 540.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 538.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 481.77 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 464.66 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 429.1 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 394.88 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 357.3 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 323.08 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 287.85 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 252.28 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 216.72 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 172.94 kg per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 137.2 kg per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 152.3 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 171.59 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 178.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 177.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 180.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 184.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 182.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 184.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 183.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 182.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 182.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 182.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 179.28 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 179.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 179.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 178.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 178.53 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.15 kg per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 178.53 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 152.19 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 287.83 kg per square kilometre | 261 kg per square kilometre | 342.87 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 294.05 kg per square kilometre | 228.12 kg per square kilometre | 360.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 340.41 kg per square kilometre | 290.69 kg per square kilometre | 524.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 520.92 kg per square kilometre | 429.1 kg per square kilometre | 585.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 246.61 kg per square kilometre | 137.2 kg per square kilometre | 394.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 181.98 kg per square kilometre | 177.8 kg per square kilometre | 184.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 179.15 kg per square kilometre | 178.53 kg per square kilometre | 179.67 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Barbados?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Barbados was 178.53 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 585.79 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 137.2 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Barbados ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.