Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominica
Dominica: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.724 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominica, 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 Dominica stood at 0.724 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 69.1% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominica peaked at 146.8 kg/ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.724 kg/ha, in 2023.
Dominica ranks 162nd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99.88 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 95.15 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 93.17 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 93.94 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 90.62 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 84.17 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 86.09 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 85.16 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 85.08 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 86 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 86.26 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 87.15 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 83.54 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 83.85 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 83.16 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 82.47 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 93.5 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 68.74 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 1979 | 20.56 kg/ha | -70.1% |
| 1980 | 55.42 kg/ha | +169.5% |
| 1981 | 59.11 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 70.59 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 36.39 kg/ha | -48.4% |
| 1984 | 38.63 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 45.85 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1986 | 51.8 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 53.68 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 52.58 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 118.23 kg/ha | +124.9% |
| 1990 | 134.58 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 146.8 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 122.09 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 120.79 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 111.66 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 71.21 kg/ha | -36.2% |
| 1996 | 58.88 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1997 | 65.06 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 67.1 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 59.52 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 53.99 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 53.73 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.3 kg/ha | -77.1% |
| 2003 | 17.51 kg/ha | +42.4% |
| 2004 | 22.35 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 25.83 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 11.5 kg/ha | -55.5% |
| 2007 | 34.61 kg/ha | +200.9% |
| 2008 | 12.2 kg/ha | -64.7% |
| 2009 | 9.1 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 12.28 kg/ha | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 14.06 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 10.36 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 2013 | 15.17 kg/ha | +46.4% |
| 2014 | 4.86 kg/ha | -68.0% |
| 2015 | 14.8 kg/ha | +204.9% |
| 2016 | 4.3 kg/ha | -70.9% |
| 2017 | 5.48 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 3.79 kg/ha | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 11.35 kg/ha | +199.4% |
| 2020 | 7.3 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 2021 | 4.85 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 2.34 kg/ha | -51.8% |
| 2023 | 0.724 kg/ha | -69.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.724 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.39 kg/ha, 2% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.724 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.32 kg/ha, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominica 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 | +204.9% | 4.86 kg/ha | 14.8 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +200.9% | 11.5 kg/ha | 34.61 kg/ha |
| 2019 | +199.4% | 3.79 kg/ha | 11.35 kg/ha |
| 1980 | +169.5% | 20.56 kg/ha | 55.42 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.36 kg/ha | 84.17 kg/ha | 99.88 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.52 kg/ha | 20.56 kg/ha | 93.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.23 kg/ha | 36.39 kg/ha | 118.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.77 kg/ha | 58.88 kg/ha | 146.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.31 kg/ha | 9.1 kg/ha | 53.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.64 kg/ha | 3.79 kg/ha | 15.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 kg/ha | 0.724 kg/ha | 7.3 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 % 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 Dominica?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Dominica was 0.724 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 146.8 kg/ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.724 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Dominica ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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 (%).