Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 11.59 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica stood at 11.59 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica peaked at 11.59 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.29 kg/ha, in 2008.
Jamaica ranks 70th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.45 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.37 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 7.48 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 7.68 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 8.17 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 8.71 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 8.49 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 8.06 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 7.99 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 8.22 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 8.6 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 8.59 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 8.23 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 8.03 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 7.76 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 7.47 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 8 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 8.75 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 8.47 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 7.47 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 7.62 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 7.49 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 7.47 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 7.89 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 7.2 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 7.47 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 7.3 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 7.77 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 7.53 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 8.04 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 8.78 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 8.83 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8.74 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 8.16 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 8.37 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 8.46 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 7.88 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 7.87 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 7.88 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 7.16 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 8.06 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 6.97 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 6.99 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.06 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.86 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 6.2 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 6.19 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.29 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 5.94 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 8.07 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 2011 | 8.65 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.74 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.42 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 9.23 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 9.25 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.51 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 9.81 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.86 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.09 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 10.2 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.83 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 11.49 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 11.59 kg/ha | +0.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 11.59 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.53 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 11.59 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.97 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +35.8% | 5.94 kg/ha | 8.07 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.71 kg/ha | 6.37 kg/ha | 8.71 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.21 kg/ha | 7.47 kg/ha | 8.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.52 kg/ha | 7.2 kg/ha | 7.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3 kg/ha | 7.87 kg/ha | 8.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.57 kg/ha | 5.29 kg/ha | 8.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.16 kg/ha | 8.07 kg/ha | 10.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.03 kg/ha | 10.2 kg/ha | 11.59 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 crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica was 11.59 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.59 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.29 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).