Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 2.74 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saint Lucia is 2.74 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saint Lucia peaked at 14.85 kg/ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 2.74 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 12.28 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 11.52 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 12.59 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 14.85 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1966 | 14.36 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 13.81 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 13.39 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 12.65 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 11.3 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 11.28 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 11.34 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 10.6 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 11.55 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 12.28 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 12.82 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 10.94 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 10.96 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 11.21 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 9.66 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 11.47 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 11.47 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12.94 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 12.19 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 6.81 kg/ha | -44.2% |
| 1986 | 8.16 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1987 | 6.24 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 1988 | 8.44 kg/ha | +35.2% |
| 1989 | 7 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 7.21 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 10.57 kg/ha | +46.7% |
| 1992 | 12.96 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 1993 | 12.38 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 10.72 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 12.39 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 12.11 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.05 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 1998 | 9.16 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.3 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 10.12 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.42 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 9.94 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 8.37 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 8.25 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.38 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 7 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 6.35 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 7.57 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 7.56 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.33 kg/ha | -29.6% |
| 2011 | 5.53 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.26 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 4.82 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 5.55 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.44 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.03 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 6.81 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 5.46 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 3.82 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 3.22 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 3.46 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 2.74 kg/ha | -20.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2.74 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.53 kg/ha, 32% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2.74 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.97 kg/ha, 34% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.92 kg/ha | 10.8 kg/ha | 14.85 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.43 kg/ha | 10.6 kg/ha | 12.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.44 kg/ha | 6.24 kg/ha | 12.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.69 kg/ha | 7.21 kg/ha | 12.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1 kg/ha | 6.35 kg/ha | 10.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.47 kg/ha | 4.26 kg/ha | 6.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 kg/ha | 2.74 kg/ha | 3.82 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % 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 -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saint Lucia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Saint Lucia was 2.74 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.85 kg/ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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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 (%).