Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados
Barbados: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 201.71 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados stood at 201.71 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados peaked at 219.54 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, -131.57 kg/ha, in 1967.
That places Barbados 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -92.79 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16.07 kg/ha | -117.3% |
| 1963 | -87.05 kg/ha | -641.8% |
| 1964 | -10.79 kg/ha | -87.6% |
| 1965 | -108.4 kg/ha | +904.8% |
| 1966 | -86.08 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 1967 | -131.57 kg/ha | +52.8% |
| 1968 | -89.26 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 1969 | -97.43 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1970 | -100.4 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1971 | -103.28 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1972 | -32.96 kg/ha | -68.1% |
| 1973 | -19.35 kg/ha | -41.3% |
| 1974 | -37.33 kg/ha | +92.9% |
| 1975 | -34.69 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1976 | -4.09 kg/ha | -88.2% |
| 1977 | -56.35 kg/ha | +1278.7% |
| 1978 | 11.24 kg/ha | -119.9% |
| 1979 | -34.19 kg/ha | -404.1% |
| 1980 | -58.5 kg/ha | +71.1% |
| 1981 | 7.2 kg/ha | -112.3% |
| 1982 | 43.1 kg/ha | +498.2% |
| 1983 | 36.48 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 11.84 kg/ha | -67.5% |
| 1985 | -5.95 kg/ha | -150.2% |
| 1986 | -16.01 kg/ha | +169.2% |
| 1987 | 40.17 kg/ha | -350.8% |
| 1988 | 41.54 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 78.65 kg/ha | +89.3% |
| 1990 | 57.62 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1991 | 60.94 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 61.17 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 76.45 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 78.58 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 130.12 kg/ha | +65.6% |
| 1996 | 97.53 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 90.68 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 104.3 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 91.62 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 83.72 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 103.3 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 25.05 kg/ha | -75.7% |
| 2003 | 44.03 kg/ha | +75.7% |
| 2004 | 206.95 kg/ha | +370.0% |
| 2005 | 77.82 kg/ha | -62.4% |
| 2006 | 100.03 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 2007 | 96.98 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 137.83 kg/ha | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 47.82 kg/ha | -65.3% |
| 2010 | 78.25 kg/ha | +63.6% |
| 2011 | 105.88 kg/ha | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 159.81 kg/ha | +50.9% |
| 2013 | 200.21 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 158.5 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 168.34 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 201.97 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 219.54 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 179.54 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 203.3 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 193.61 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 184.96 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 198.32 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 201.71 kg/ha | +1.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 201.71 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 3.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 201.71 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.32 kg/ha, 4.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -1278.7% | -4.09 kg/ha | -56.35 kg/ha |
| 1965 | -904.8% | -10.79 kg/ha | -108.4 kg/ha |
| 1963 | -641.8% | 16.07 kg/ha | -87.05 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +498.2% | 7.2 kg/ha | 43.1 kg/ha |
| 1979 | -404.1% | 11.24 kg/ha | -34.19 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +370.0% | 44.03 kg/ha | 206.95 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -76.37 kg/ha | -131.57 kg/ha | 16.07 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -41.14 kg/ha | -103.28 kg/ha | 11.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.85 kg/ha | -58.5 kg/ha | 78.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.9 kg/ha | 57.62 kg/ha | 130.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.35 kg/ha | 25.05 kg/ha | 206.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 167.53 kg/ha | 78.25 kg/ha | 219.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 194.65 kg/ha | 184.96 kg/ha | 201.71 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 9 Belgium 224.74 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19.21 kg/ha compare
- 10 Djibouti 210.5 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 11.76 kg/ha compare
- 11 Qatar 204.72 kg/ha compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 10.19 kg/ha compare
- 12 Cabo Verde 40.5 kg/ha compare
- 13 Suriname 191.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4255 kg/ha compare
- 14 Ireland 187.39 kg/ha compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 186.66 kg/ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic -2.84 kg/ha compare
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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Barbados was 201.71 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 219.54 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -131.57 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Barbados rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Barbados ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).