Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Barbados
Barbados: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 20.91 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 20.91 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Barbados peaked at 159.68 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 20.91 %, in 2023.
That places Barbados 166th out of 186 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 use efficiency in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 142.64 % | — |
| 1962 | 95.27 % | -33.2% |
| 1963 | 129.99 % | +36.4% |
| 1964 | 103.36 % | -20.5% |
| 1965 | 138.85 % | +34.3% |
| 1966 | 132.71 % | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 147.49 % | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 140.57 % | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 151.73 % | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 144.89 % | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 159.68 % | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 115.99 % | -27.4% |
| 1973 | 109.05 % | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 121.14 % | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 122.22 % | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 102.02 % | -16.5% |
| 1977 | 131.66 % | +29.1% |
| 1978 | 94.74 % | -28.0% |
| 1979 | 116.96 % | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 127.69 % | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 96.79 % | -24.2% |
| 1982 | 80.88 % | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 81.55 % | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 93.94 % | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 103.44 % | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 108.51 % | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 79.62 % | -26.6% |
| 1988 | 79.24 % | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 62.07 % | -21.7% |
| 1990 | 70.67 % | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 68.82 % | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 66.53 % | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 57.34 % | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 57.7 % | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 39.91 % | -30.8% |
| 1996 | 55.97 % | +40.2% |
| 1997 | 59.1 % | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 50.25 % | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 58.29 % | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 61.44 % | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 50.29 % | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 81.53 % | +62.1% |
| 2003 | 69.2 % | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 33.38 % | -51.8% |
| 2005 | 61.73 % | +85.0% |
| 2006 | 50.34 % | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 51.34 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 39.61 % | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 68.26 % | +72.3% |
| 2010 | 51.57 % | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 48.22 % | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 38.22 % | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 26.95 % | -29.5% |
| 2014 | 31.33 % | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 26.99 % | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 21.55 % | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 25.96 % | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 32.51 % | +25.2% |
| 2019 | 22.12 % | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 23.92 % | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 24.72 % | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 24.51 % | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 20.91 % | -14.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 20.91 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.97 %, 51% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 20.91 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 45% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131.4 % | 95.27 % | 151.73 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 121.83 % | 94.74 % | 159.68 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.37 % | 62.07 % | 127.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.46 % | 39.91 % | 70.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.71 % | 33.38 % | 81.53 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.54 % | 21.55 % | 51.57 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.51 % | 20.91 % | 24.72 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 use efficiency in Barbados?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Barbados was 20.91 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 159.68 % in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.91 % in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Barbados ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 use efficiency. 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 (%).