Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 11.21 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean is 11.21 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.8% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean peaked at 64.94 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 11.21 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Caribbean 26th out of 29 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.72 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 18.83 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1963 | 20.63 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 23.57 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1965 | 27.12 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 38.02 kg/ha | +40.2% |
| 1967 | 44.08 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 41.54 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 40.9 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 35.98 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 31.87 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 30.71 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 32.72 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 34.3 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 34.66 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 38.29 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 43.94 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 43.96 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52.87 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 50.27 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 58.43 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 51.12 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 46.33 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 54.22 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 53.68 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 57.71 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 55.16 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 53.83 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 64.94 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1990 | 52.78 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 47.47 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 38.18 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 26.47 kg/ha | -30.7% |
| 1994 | 20.08 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 24.73 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 25.93 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 30.94 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 27.69 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 22.45 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 23.79 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 25.22 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 17.36 kg/ha | -31.2% |
| 2003 | 11.63 kg/ha | -33.0% |
| 2004 | 13.61 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 13.35 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 18 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 2007 | 14.58 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 15.51 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 14.71 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 18.23 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 18.17 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.95 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 19.37 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 23.95 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 21.04 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 19.38 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 20.81 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 25.09 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 22.57 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 21.67 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 19.99 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 14.52 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 2023 | 11.21 kg/ha | -22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.05 kg/ha | 15.72 kg/ha | 44.08 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.93 kg/ha | 30.71 kg/ha | 52.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.57 kg/ha | 46.33 kg/ha | 64.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.67 kg/ha | 20.08 kg/ha | 52.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.78 kg/ha | 11.63 kg/ha | 25.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.76 kg/ha | 18.17 kg/ha | 25.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.85 kg/ha | 11.21 kg/ha | 21.67 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.69 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 566,466 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 264 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean was 11.21 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 64.94 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.21 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Caribbean rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Caribbean ranks 26th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).