Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 275.81 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 275.81 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 312.25 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, -63.58 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 8th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -63.58 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 46.27 kg/ha | -172.8% |
| 1963 | 7.96 kg/ha | -82.8% |
| 1964 | 17.22 kg/ha | +116.3% |
| 1965 | 15.16 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1966 | -38.55 kg/ha | -354.4% |
| 1967 | -18.08 kg/ha | -53.1% |
| 1968 | -31.23 kg/ha | +72.8% |
| 1969 | -30.23 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1970 | -23.67 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 1971 | 8.36 kg/ha | -135.3% |
| 1972 | -3.52 kg/ha | -142.1% |
| 1973 | 17.99 kg/ha | -610.9% |
| 1974 | 10.03 kg/ha | -44.3% |
| 1975 | 3.54 kg/ha | -64.7% |
| 1976 | -15.16 kg/ha | -528.2% |
| 1977 | -2.39 kg/ha | -84.2% |
| 1978 | 22.27 kg/ha | -1032.0% |
| 1979 | 17.2 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 1980 | 12.55 kg/ha | -27.0% |
| 1981 | 16.12 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 28.58 kg/ha | +77.4% |
| 1983 | 49.08 kg/ha | +71.7% |
| 1984 | 73.26 kg/ha | +49.3% |
| 1985 | 77.6 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 34.57 kg/ha | -55.4% |
| 1987 | 37.26 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 1.61 kg/ha | -95.7% |
| 1989 | 18 kg/ha | +1019.6% |
| 1990 | 59.79 kg/ha | +232.1% |
| 1991 | 71.6 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 83.9 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 39.45 kg/ha | -53.0% |
| 1994 | 28.03 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1995 | 44.59 kg/ha | +59.1% |
| 1996 | 83 kg/ha | +86.1% |
| 1997 | 83.75 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 95.07 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 88.2 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 115.38 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 2001 | 112.11 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 118.38 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 132.58 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 223.19 kg/ha | +68.3% |
| 2005 | 235.15 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 202.39 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 207.02 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 257.43 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 272.86 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 273.78 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 276.87 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 298.42 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 306.94 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 309.94 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 310.97 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 312.25 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 262.68 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 268.87 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 270.81 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 277.1 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 273.05 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 270.75 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 275.81 kg/ha | +1.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 275.81 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 4.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 275.81 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.32 kg/ha, 6.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +1032.0% | -2.39 kg/ha | 22.27 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +1019.6% | 1.61 kg/ha | 18 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +610.9% | -3.52 kg/ha | 17.99 kg/ha |
| 1976 | -528.2% | 3.54 kg/ha | -15.16 kg/ha |
| 1966 | -354.4% | 15.16 kg/ha | -38.55 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +232.1% | 18 kg/ha | 59.79 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -10.56 kg/ha | -63.58 kg/ha | 46.27 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.46 kg/ha | -23.67 kg/ha | 22.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.86 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 77.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.74 kg/ha | 28.03 kg/ha | 95.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 187.65 kg/ha | 112.11 kg/ha | 272.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 289.15 kg/ha | 262.68 kg/ha | 312.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 274.18 kg/ha | 270.75 kg/ha | 277.1 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 476.54 kg/ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 44.01 kg/ha compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.13 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 366.65 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26.58 kg/ha compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 316.59 kg/ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2637 % 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 0.9604 % 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Trinidad and Tobago was 275.81 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 312.25 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -63.58 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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 (%).