Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 40.02 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Antigua and Barbuda is 40.02 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 67.86 kg/ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, -96.57 kg/ha, in 1963.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 89th 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -50.92 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -65.26 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 1963 | -96.57 kg/ha | +48.0% |
| 1964 | -95.82 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1965 | -41.02 kg/ha | -57.2% |
| 1966 | -17.7 kg/ha | -56.8% |
| 1967 | 2.04 kg/ha | -111.5% |
| 1968 | 24.17 kg/ha | +1083.4% |
| 1969 | 10.58 kg/ha | -56.2% |
| 1970 | 10.24 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1971 | -26.98 kg/ha | -363.5% |
| 1972 | 32.03 kg/ha | -218.7% |
| 1973 | 31.96 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 28.1 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 26.12 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 27.22 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 29.38 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 35.09 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1979 | 43.19 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 47.25 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 43.69 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 43.99 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 47.91 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 57.07 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 58.1 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 58.93 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 58.67 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 59.05 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 56.35 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 55.07 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 65.42 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 65.71 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 65.96 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 66.21 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 66.35 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 56.59 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 56.73 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 58.06 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 66.59 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 60.22 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 61.98 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 62.3 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.86 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 62.19 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 67.75 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 65.86 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 55.27 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 58.32 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 60.18 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 44.07 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 46.25 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 50.98 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 50.42 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 48.91 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 44.91 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 56.47 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 47.74 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 43.42 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 45.81 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 42.51 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 42.19 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 44.7 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 40.02 kg/ha | -10.5% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 40.02 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 65% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 40.02 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.32 kg/ha, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Antigua and Barbuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +1083.4% | 2.04 kg/ha | 24.17 kg/ha |
| 1971 | -363.5% | 10.24 kg/ha | -26.98 kg/ha |
| 1972 | +218.7% | -26.98 kg/ha | 32.03 kg/ha |
| 1967 | +111.5% | -17.7 kg/ha | 2.04 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -36.72 kg/ha | -96.57 kg/ha | 24.17 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.64 kg/ha | -26.98 kg/ha | 43.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.1 kg/ha | 43.69 kg/ha | 59.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.27 kg/ha | 55.07 kg/ha | 66.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.19 kg/ha | 55.27 kg/ha | 67.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9 kg/ha | 43.42 kg/ha | 56.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.35 kg/ha | 40.02 kg/ha | 44.7 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.84 % 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 -3.1 % 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Antigua and Barbuda was 40.02 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 67.86 kg/ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.57 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — 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 (%).