Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados
Barbados: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 3.63 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados is 3.63 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados peaked at 234.84 kg/ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2767 kg/ha, in 2002.
That places Barbados 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 potassium per unit area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 126.7 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 145.15 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 160.63 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 234.84 kg/ha | +46.2% |
| 1965 | 94.57 kg/ha | -59.7% |
| 1966 | 139.05 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 1967 | 150.62 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 140.03 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 119.33 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1970 | 122.06 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 97.65 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 107.41 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 138.66 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 1974 | 229.47 kg/ha | +65.5% |
| 1975 | 126.94 kg/ha | -44.7% |
| 1976 | 81.58 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 1977 | 54.88 kg/ha | -32.7% |
| 1978 | 146.47 kg/ha | +166.9% |
| 1979 | 146.47 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 146.47 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 146.47 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 146.47 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 70.11 kg/ha | -52.1% |
| 1984 | 80.75 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 52.19 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 1986 | 58.59 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 63.47 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 63.47 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 68.35 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 48.82 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 1991 | 48.82 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.82 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 48.82 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.82 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.82 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 48.82 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.82 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 48.82 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.88 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 51.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.88 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2767 kg/ha | -99.5% |
| 2003 | 1.44 kg/ha | +419.9% |
| 2004 | 1.07 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 3.26 kg/ha | +205.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7114 kg/ha | -78.2% |
| 2007 | 2.25 kg/ha | +216.7% |
| 2008 | 3.32 kg/ha | +47.4% |
| 2009 | 10.14 kg/ha | +205.4% |
| 2010 | 1.85 kg/ha | -81.7% |
| 2011 | 1.59 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 11.32 kg/ha | +611.5% |
| 2013 | 3.08 kg/ha | -72.8% |
| 2014 | 1.91 kg/ha | -38.1% |
| 2015 | 42.24 kg/ha | +2112.6% |
| 2016 | 18.57 kg/ha | -56.0% |
| 2017 | 34.03 kg/ha | +83.2% |
| 2018 | 15.46 kg/ha | -54.6% |
| 2019 | 13.07 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 4.98 kg/ha | -61.9% |
| 2021 | 3.11 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 3.01 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.63 kg/ha | +20.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 3.63 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.25 kg/ha, 24% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 3.63 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.87 kg/ha, 28% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +2112.6% | 1.91 kg/ha | 42.24 kg/ha |
| 2012 | +611.5% | 1.59 kg/ha | 11.32 kg/ha |
| 2003 | +419.9% | 0.2767 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +216.7% | 0.7114 kg/ha | 2.25 kg/ha |
| 2005 | +205.6% | 1.07 kg/ha | 3.26 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +205.4% | 3.32 kg/ha | 10.14 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 145.66 kg/ha | 94.57 kg/ha | 234.84 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 125.16 kg/ha | 54.88 kg/ha | 229.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.64 kg/ha | 52.19 kg/ha | 146.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.13 kg/ha | 48.82 kg/ha | 51.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.62 kg/ha | 0.2767 kg/ha | 51.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.31 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 42.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 kg/ha | 3.01 kg/ha | 4.98 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Barbados was 3.63 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 234.84 kg/ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2767 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Barbados rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Barbados ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 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 (%).