Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 25.43 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 25.43 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 22.6% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica peaked at 58.9 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, -39.62 kg/ha, in 1966.
Jamaica ranks 111th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -24.22 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -22.84 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1963 | -25.39 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1964 | -17.23 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 1965 | -30.72 kg/ha | +78.2% |
| 1966 | -39.62 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 1967 | -11.79 kg/ha | -70.2% |
| 1968 | -10.41 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1969 | -1.99 kg/ha | -80.9% |
| 1970 | -5.39 kg/ha | +171.0% |
| 1971 | -4.37 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1972 | 11.58 kg/ha | -364.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2762 kg/ha | -97.6% |
| 1974 | 2.12 kg/ha | +668.8% |
| 1975 | -5.62 kg/ha | -364.9% |
| 1976 | -1.14 kg/ha | -79.7% |
| 1977 | -9.56 kg/ha | +736.2% |
| 1978 | -8.5 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4283 kg/ha | -105.0% |
| 1980 | 13.14 kg/ha | +2968.6% |
| 1981 | 24.28 kg/ha | +84.8% |
| 1982 | -3.28 kg/ha | -113.5% |
| 1983 | 14.66 kg/ha | -547.2% |
| 1984 | 21.2 kg/ha | +44.6% |
| 1985 | 10.56 kg/ha | -50.2% |
| 1986 | 9.63 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 36.41 kg/ha | +278.0% |
| 1988 | 44.58 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1989 | 58.9 kg/ha | +32.1% |
| 1990 | 20.07 kg/ha | -65.9% |
| 1991 | 12.91 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 1992 | -8.1 kg/ha | -162.8% |
| 1993 | -4.85 kg/ha | -40.1% |
| 1994 | 2.6 kg/ha | -153.6% |
| 1995 | 4.37 kg/ha | +68.2% |
| 1996 | 1.79 kg/ha | -58.9% |
| 1997 | 10.11 kg/ha | +463.3% |
| 1998 | 11.81 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 15.02 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 2000 | 24.39 kg/ha | +62.4% |
| 2001 | 14.84 kg/ha | -39.1% |
| 2002 | 10.77 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 2003 | 18.62 kg/ha | +72.9% |
| 2004 | 18.57 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.61 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2006 | -1.87 kg/ha | -110.6% |
| 2007 | -7.83 kg/ha | +319.2% |
| 2008 | -1.71 kg/ha | -78.1% |
| 2009 | 4.41 kg/ha | -357.2% |
| 2010 | 20.55 kg/ha | +366.3% |
| 2011 | 16.47 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 26.6 kg/ha | +61.5% |
| 2013 | 21.22 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 21.24 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.5 kg/ha | -64.7% |
| 2016 | 12.33 kg/ha | +64.3% |
| 2017 | 16.18 kg/ha | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 28.76 kg/ha | +77.8% |
| 2019 | 26.81 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 25.37 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 31.87 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 20.74 kg/ha | -34.9% |
| 2023 | 25.43 kg/ha | +22.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 25.43 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.39 kg/ha, 70% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 25.43 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.32 kg/ha, 59% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +2968.6% | 0.4283 kg/ha | 13.14 kg/ha |
| 1977 | -736.2% | -1.14 kg/ha | -9.56 kg/ha |
| 1974 | +668.8% | 0.2762 kg/ha | 2.12 kg/ha |
| 1983 | +547.2% | -3.28 kg/ha | 14.66 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -20.47 kg/ha | -39.62 kg/ha | -1.99 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.02 kg/ha | -9.56 kg/ha | 11.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.01 kg/ha | -3.28 kg/ha | 58.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.57 kg/ha | -8.1 kg/ha | 20.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.78 kg/ha | -7.83 kg/ha | 24.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.77 kg/ha | 7.5 kg/ha | 28.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.85 kg/ha | 20.74 kg/ha | 31.87 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica was 25.43 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.62 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Jamaica rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Jamaica ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 (%).