Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados
Barbados: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 100.47 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 100.47 kg/ha for input — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados peaked at 265.25 kg/ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 38.06 kg/ha, in 2002.
That places Barbados 26th out of 186 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.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 152.12 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 170.51 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 186.01 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 260.55 kg/ha | +40.1% |
| 1965 | 120.28 kg/ha | -53.8% |
| 1966 | 165.74 kg/ha | +37.8% |
| 1967 | 177.04 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 166.94 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 147.1 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1970 | 150.32 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 127.17 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1972 | 137.88 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 170.62 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 265.25 kg/ha | +55.5% |
| 1975 | 161.43 kg/ha | -39.1% |
| 1976 | 118.67 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 1977 | 92.93 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 1978 | 190.46 kg/ha | +105.0% |
| 1979 | 189.65 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 191.36 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 191.76 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 192.22 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 116.05 kg/ha | -39.6% |
| 1984 | 123.75 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 96.12 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 1986 | 105.02 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 112.66 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 114.17 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 121.76 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 100.38 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 100.09 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 89.72 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 87.69 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 88.45 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 90.35 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 92.19 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 92.41 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 91.55 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 96.09 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 93.17 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 90.26 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 38.06 kg/ha | -57.8% |
| 2003 | 40.1 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 46.19 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 48.28 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 45.36 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 49.97 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 50.82 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 58.59 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 53.93 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 56.51 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 72.22 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 2013 | 67.45 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 69.27 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 117.73 kg/ha | +70.0% |
| 2016 | 110.16 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 126.26 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 110.68 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 110.26 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.55 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 97.99 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 100.08 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 100.47 kg/ha | +0.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 100.47 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.69 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 100.47 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.7 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland potassium per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +105.0% | 92.93 kg/ha | 190.46 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +70.0% | 69.27 kg/ha | 117.73 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171.81 kg/ha | 120.28 kg/ha | 260.55 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 160.44 kg/ha | 92.93 kg/ha | 265.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.49 kg/ha | 96.12 kg/ha | 192.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.89 kg/ha | 87.69 kg/ha | 100.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.08 kg/ha | 38.06 kg/ha | 93.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.45 kg/ha | 53.93 kg/ha | 126.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.52 kg/ha | 97.99 kg/ha | 100.47 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 23 Belgium-Luxembourg 109.8 kg/ha compare
- 24 Slovenia 109.53 kg/ha compare
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 101.44 kg/ha compare
- 27 Luxembourg 100.14 kg/ha compare
- 28 China 98.02 kg/ha compare
- 29 China, mainland 94.35 kg/ha compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 4.9 kg/ha 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 input — cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados was 100.47 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 265.25 kg/ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.06 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Barbados rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Barbados ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. 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 Input — Cropland potassium 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 (%).