Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados
Barbados: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 43.74 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 43.74 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados peaked at 46.34 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.46 kg/ha, in 1975.
That places Barbados 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.47 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 33.69 kg/ha | +56.9% |
| 1963 | 28.89 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 31.72 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 27.5 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 26.08 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 27.33 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 21.72 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1969 | 18.68 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1970 | 22.29 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1971 | 17.49 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 1972 | 21.33 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1973 | 22.35 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 19.59 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 17.46 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 22.44 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 1977 | 20.25 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 24.79 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1979 | 23.55 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 24.78 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 26.31 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 26.58 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 23.92 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 23.2 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 20.93 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 22.97 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 24.37 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 25.32 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 26.88 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 24.84 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 24.73 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 22.53 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 22.2 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 22.82 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 26.59 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 27.44 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 27.47 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 26.18 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 27.52 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 26.84 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 25.16 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 17.9 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 2003 | 18.93 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 37.26 kg/ha | +96.9% |
| 2005 | 26.59 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 26.55 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 26.82 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 29.58 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 21.91 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 23.84 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 28.72 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 35.14 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 37.45 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 33.75 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 35.84 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 42.51 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 46.34 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 44.16 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 44.2 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.97 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 42.3 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 44.29 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 43.74 kg/ha | -1.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 43.74 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.65 kg/ha, 3.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 43.74 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.61 kg/ha, 4.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leaching — Cropland nitrogen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +96.9% | 18.93 kg/ha | 37.26 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.34 kg/ha | 18.68 kg/ha | 33.69 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.15 kg/ha | 17.46 kg/ha | 24.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.53 kg/ha | 20.93 kg/ha | 26.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.23 kg/ha | 22.2 kg/ha | 27.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.75 kg/ha | 17.9 kg/ha | 37.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.19 kg/ha | 23.84 kg/ha | 46.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.33 kg/ha | 42.3 kg/ha | 44.29 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 90.61 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13.16 kg/ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9.2 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 68.61 kg/ha compare
- 7 Belgium-Luxembourg 60.22 kg/ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 8.86 kg/ha compare
- 9 Belgium 43.21 kg/ha compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 5.81 kg/ha compare
- 10 Turkmenistan 42 kg/ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 4.55 kg/ha compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 41.66 kg/ha compare
- 11 Polynesia 4.41 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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados was 43.74 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 46.34 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.46 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Barbados rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Barbados ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — 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 (%).