Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 19.01 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — 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, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica stood at 19.01 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica peaked at 72.73 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 14.81 kg/ha, in 1982.
Jamaica ranks 127th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.82 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 22.21 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 26.42 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1964 | 37.29 kg/ha | +41.1% |
| 1965 | 28.88 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1966 | 19.63 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 1967 | 40.85 kg/ha | +108.1% |
| 1968 | 38.46 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 38.46 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 36.76 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 38.59 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 52.8 kg/ha | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 32 kg/ha | -39.4% |
| 1974 | 37.2 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 24 kg/ha | -35.5% |
| 1976 | 29.2 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1977 | 18 kg/ha | -38.4% |
| 1978 | 25.78 kg/ha | +43.2% |
| 1979 | 26.62 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 36.94 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 1981 | 42.56 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 14.81 kg/ha | -65.2% |
| 1983 | 30.25 kg/ha | +104.3% |
| 1984 | 40 kg/ha | +32.2% |
| 1985 | 26.82 kg/ha | -33.0% |
| 1986 | 30 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 54.55 kg/ha | +81.8% |
| 1988 | 72.73 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 72.73 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 33.79 kg/ha | -53.5% |
| 1991 | 40.71 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 17.8 kg/ha | -56.3% |
| 1993 | 21.9 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 1994 | 30.26 kg/ha | +38.2% |
| 1995 | 30.22 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 30.57 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 34.69 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 34.93 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 36.4 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 39.6 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 33.76 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 33.51 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.8 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 40.45 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 26.96 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 20.35 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 19.03 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 20.01 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 20.76 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 25.1 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 24.69 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 33.34 kg/ha | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 26.88 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 33.99 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 17.12 kg/ha | -49.6% |
| 2016 | 15.25 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 20.63 kg/ha | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 32.96 kg/ha | +59.7% |
| 2019 | 27.07 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 20.45 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 28.16 kg/ha | +37.7% |
| 2022 | 20.04 kg/ha | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 19.01 kg/ha | -5.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 19.01 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 42% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 19.01 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.13 kg/ha, 44% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.67 kg/ha | 19.63 kg/ha | 40.85 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.09 kg/ha | 18 kg/ha | 52.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.14 kg/ha | 14.81 kg/ha | 72.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.13 kg/ha | 17.8 kg/ha | 40.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.42 kg/ha | 19.03 kg/ha | 40.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7 kg/ha | 15.25 kg/ha | 33.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.92 kg/ha | 19.01 kg/ha | 28.16 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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- 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica was 19.01 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 72.73 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.81 kg/ha in 1982.
- How does Jamaica rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Jamaica ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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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 (%).