Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 35.31 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Saint Lucia stood at 35.31 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Saint Lucia peaked at 156.42 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.86 %, in 1991.
Saint Lucia ranks 136th 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 use efficiency in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 156.42 % | — |
| 1962 | 154.62 % | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 143.07 % | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 137.15 % | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 126.31 % | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 108.75 % | -13.9% |
| 1967 | 88.6 % | -18.5% |
| 1968 | 75.16 % | -15.2% |
| 1969 | 65.73 % | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 57.22 % | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 53.59 % | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 51.96 % | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 48.82 % | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 44.14 % | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 43.3 % | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 37.6 % | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 32.56 % | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 60.75 % | +86.6% |
| 1979 | 51.77 % | -14.8% |
| 1980 | 82.15 % | +58.7% |
| 1981 | 42.76 % | -48.0% |
| 1982 | 37.52 % | -12.3% |
| 1983 | 45.71 % | +21.9% |
| 1984 | 36.11 % | -21.0% |
| 1985 | 34.59 % | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 42.46 % | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 42.11 % | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 42.85 % | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 24.68 % | -42.4% |
| 1990 | 32.65 % | +32.3% |
| 1991 | 22.86 % | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 23.06 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 36.02 % | +56.2% |
| 1994 | 68.44 % | +90.0% |
| 1995 | 112.97 % | +65.1% |
| 1996 | 99.39 % | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 142.4 % | +43.3% |
| 1998 | 36.33 % | -74.5% |
| 1999 | 45.86 % | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 31.03 % | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 37.54 % | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 67.91 % | +80.9% |
| 2003 | 40.74 % | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 54.81 % | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 36.78 % | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 50.64 % | +37.7% |
| 2007 | 61.91 % | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 83.59 % | +35.0% |
| 2009 | 67.47 % | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 45.88 % | -32.0% |
| 2011 | 53.75 % | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 38.37 % | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 51.51 % | +34.3% |
| 2014 | 33.6 % | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 30.96 % | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 36.51 % | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 46.27 % | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 40.98 % | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 41.07 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 37.55 % | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 39.98 % | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 43.12 % | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 35.31 % | -18.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 35.31 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 62% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 35.31 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 75% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.31 % | 65.73 % | 156.42 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.17 % | 32.56 % | 60.75 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.09 % | 24.68 % | 82.15 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 62 % | 22.86 % | 142.4 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.24 % | 31.03 % | 83.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.89 % | 30.96 % | 53.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.99 % | 35.31 % | 43.12 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % 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 -0.4464 % 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 use efficiency in Saint Lucia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Saint Lucia was 35.31 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 156.42 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.86 % in 1991.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Saint Lucia ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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 (%).