Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 311 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Saint Lucia stood at 311 t.
The figure is up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Saint Lucia peaked at 3,000 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15 t, in 2008.
That places Saint Lucia 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200 t | — |
| 1962 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 300 t | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 400 t | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 600 t | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 800 t | +33.3% |
| 1969 | 1,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 1,200 t | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 1,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,300 t | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 1,500 t | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 1,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,600 t | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 1,600 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 1,069 t | -46.6% |
| 1979 | 1,372 t | +28.3% |
| 1980 | 716 t | -47.8% |
| 1981 | 950 t | +32.7% |
| 1982 | 1,413 t | +48.7% |
| 1983 | 1,218 t | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 1,536 t | +26.1% |
| 1985 | 1,710 t | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 1,500 t | -12.3% |
| 1987 | 1,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,925 t | +95.0% |
| 1990 | 2,375 t | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 3,000 t | +26.3% |
| 1992 | 2,864 t | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1,861 t | -35.0% |
| 1994 | 532 t | -71.4% |
| 1995 | 182 t | -65.8% |
| 1996 | 220 t | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 80 t | -63.6% |
| 1998 | 936 t | +1070.0% |
| 1999 | 767 t | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 918 t | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 547.5 t | -40.4% |
| 2002 | 177 t | -67.7% |
| 2003 | 479 t | +170.6% |
| 2004 | 207 t | -56.8% |
| 2005 | 294 t | +42.0% |
| 2006 | 245 t | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 44 t | -82.0% |
| 2008 | 15 t | -65.9% |
| 2009 | 92 t | +513.3% |
| 2010 | 252 t | +173.9% |
| 2011 | 155 t | -38.5% |
| 2012 | 316 t | +103.9% |
| 2013 | 205 t | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 401 t | +95.6% |
| 2015 | 429 t | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 283 t | -34.0% |
| 2017 | 126 t | -55.5% |
| 2018 | 191 t | +51.6% |
| 2019 | 277 t | +45.0% |
| 2020 | 309 t | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 311 t | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 311 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 311 t | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 311 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38,614 t, 1% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 311 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,198 t, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1070.0% | 80 t | 936 t |
| 2009 | +513.3% | 15 t | 92 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 433.33 t | 200 t | 1,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,434 t | 1,069 t | 2,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,497 t | 716 t | 2,925 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,282 t | 80 t | 3,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 301.85 t | 15 t | 918 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 263.5 t | 126 t | 429 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 310.5 t | 309 t | 311 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 157 Bahamas 452 t compare
- 158 Haiti 345 t compare
- 159 Equatorial Guinea 317 t compare
- 161 Brunei Darussalam 243 t compare
- 162 Maldives 238 t compare
- 163 French Polynesia 198 t compare
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Saint Lucia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Saint Lucia was 311 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 t in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Saint Lucia ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).