Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 5.28 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saint Lucia is 5.28 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saint Lucia peaked at 48.28 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 1995.
Saint Lucia ranks 99th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.05 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.05 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.07 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 5.81 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 1965 | 8.72 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 8.72 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10.9 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 13.62 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 27.25 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 32.7 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 30.78 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 30.78 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 33.34 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 33.54 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 25.65 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 1976 | 20.52 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 12.82 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1978 | 1.08 kg/ha | -91.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2281 kg/ha | -78.8% |
| 1980 | 2.47 kg/ha | +981.3% |
| 1981 | 2.45 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 2.42 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.4 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.36 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.95 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1986 | 2.27 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 2.29 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 2.29 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 48.28 kg/ha | +2004.0% |
| 1990 | 38.64 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 44.09 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1724 kg/ha | -99.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0246 kg/ha | -85.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7973 kg/ha | +3141.1% |
| 1995 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0555 kg/ha | — |
| 1997 | 0.0849 kg/ha | +53.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3114 kg/ha | +266.8% |
| 1999 | 13.02 kg/ha | +4080.4% |
| 2000 | 20.38 kg/ha | +56.6% |
| 2001 | 13.37 kg/ha | -34.4% |
| 2002 | 6.23 kg/ha | -53.4% |
| 2003 | 17.13 kg/ha | +175.0% |
| 2004 | 6.23 kg/ha | -63.6% |
| 2005 | 7.8 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 6.47 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 1.64 kg/ha | -74.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0911 kg/ha | -94.5% |
| 2009 | 3.92 kg/ha | +4200.9% |
| 2010 | 2.41 kg/ha | -38.4% |
| 2011 | 2.41 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.62 kg/ha | +339.6% |
| 2013 | 3.28 kg/ha | -69.1% |
| 2014 | 7.52 kg/ha | +129.2% |
| 2015 | 6.24 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 5.42 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 6.2 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 6.1 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.38 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 2020 | 5.19 kg/ha | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 5.28 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.28 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.28 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 5.28 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.79 kg/ha, 91% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 5.28 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.56 kg/ha, 81% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +4200.9% | 0.0911 kg/ha | 3.92 kg/ha |
| 1999 | +4080.4% | 0.3114 kg/ha | 13.02 kg/ha |
| 1994 | +3141.1% | 0.0246 kg/ha | 0.7973 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +2004.0% | 2.29 kg/ha | 48.28 kg/ha |
| 1980 | +981.3% | 0.2281 kg/ha | 2.47 kg/ha |
| 2012 | +339.6% | 2.41 kg/ha | 10.62 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.69 kg/ha | 4.05 kg/ha | 27.25 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.14 kg/ha | 0.2281 kg/ha | 33.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.92 kg/ha | 1.95 kg/ha | 48.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.72 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 44.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.33 kg/ha | 0.0911 kg/ha | 20.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 10.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 kg/ha | 5.19 kg/ha | 5.28 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 phosphorus per unit area in Saint Lucia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saint Lucia was 5.28 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.28 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).