Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 5.26 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 5.26 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 53.1% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean peaked at 31.67 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, -27.85 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Caribbean 27th out of 29 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -27.85 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -7.97 kg/ha | -71.4% |
| 1963 | -1.99 kg/ha | -75.0% |
| 1964 | -1.53 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1965 | -5.81 kg/ha | +280.8% |
| 1966 | 12.86 kg/ha | -321.2% |
| 1967 | 12.74 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 17.61 kg/ha | +38.2% |
| 1969 | 18.22 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1970 | -8.66 kg/ha | -147.6% |
| 1971 | 6.09 kg/ha | -170.2% |
| 1972 | 10.96 kg/ha | +80.1% |
| 1973 | 12.31 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 11.25 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 14.02 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 1976 | 16.36 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 18.93 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 14.59 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 1979 | 20.7 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 1980 | 25.2 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1981 | 29.91 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 17.49 kg/ha | -41.5% |
| 1983 | 15.59 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 21.58 kg/ha | +38.4% |
| 1985 | 27.11 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1986 | 31 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 27.76 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 24.69 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 31.67 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 1990 | 21.05 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 1991 | 17.78 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 16.81 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 16.57 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 11.79 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1995 | 21.28 kg/ha | +80.4% |
| 1996 | 17.33 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1997 | 21.93 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1998 | 23.34 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 16.1 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 2000 | 14.53 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 14.86 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.72 kg/ha | -41.3% |
| 2003 | 6.67 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 8.29 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 16.53 kg/ha | +99.5% |
| 2006 | 21.5 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 2007 | 17.68 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 20.34 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 17.6 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 23.07 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 22.06 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 19.95 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 19.23 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.26 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 15.85 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 14.8 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 15 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 22.27 kg/ha | +48.4% |
| 2019 | 17 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 16.71 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 17.32 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 11.2 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 2023 | 5.26 kg/ha | -53.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +321.2% | -5.81 kg/ha | 12.86 kg/ha |
| 1965 | -280.8% | -1.53 kg/ha | -5.81 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 kg/ha | -27.85 kg/ha | 18.22 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.65 kg/ha | -8.66 kg/ha | 20.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.2 kg/ha | 15.59 kg/ha | 31.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4 kg/ha | 11.79 kg/ha | 23.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.67 kg/ha | 6.67 kg/ha | 21.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.95 kg/ha | 14.8 kg/ha | 23.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.62 kg/ha | 5.26 kg/ha | 17.32 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 157.66 kg/ha compare
- 25 Norway 157.13 kg/ha compare
- 26 Switzerland 152.71 kg/ha compare
- 27 China, mainland 152.06 kg/ha compare
- 28 United Arab Emirates 140.42 kg/ha compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire -1.87 kg/ha compare
- 29 Pakistan 129.97 kg/ha compare
- 30 Uruguay 111.23 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.69 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 566,466 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 264 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean was 5.26 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 31.67 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.85 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Caribbean rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Caribbean ranks 27th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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 (%).