Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Dominica
Dominica: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 16.65 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Dominica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Dominica is 16.65 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.1% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Dominica peaked at 2,349 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.65 t, in 2023.
That places Dominica 168th 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 in Dominica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,498 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,522 t | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 1,491 t | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 1,503 t | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 1,450 t | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 1,431 t | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 1,464 t | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1,448 t | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1,446 t | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1,462 t | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 1,466 t | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1,482 t | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 1,420 t | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 1,425 t | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1,414 t | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1,402 t | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1,590 t | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 1,169 t | -26.5% |
| 1979 | 349.57 t | -70.1% |
| 1980 | 942.2 t | +169.5% |
| 1981 | 1,005 t | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 1,200 t | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 618.64 t | -48.4% |
| 1984 | 656.77 t | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 779.49 t | +18.7% |
| 1986 | 880.66 t | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 912.6 t | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 841.27 t | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 1,892 t | +124.9% |
| 1990 | 2,153 t | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 2,349 t | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 1,953 t | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 1,933 t | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1,787 t | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1,068 t | -40.2% |
| 1996 | 883.25 t | -17.3% |
| 1997 | 975.95 t | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 1,006 t | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1,012 t | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,026 t | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1,075 t | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 245.91 t | -77.1% |
| 2003 | 350.2 t | +42.4% |
| 2004 | 447.04 t | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 516.55 t | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 230.04 t | -55.5% |
| 2007 | 692.13 t | +200.9% |
| 2008 | 244.08 t | -64.7% |
| 2009 | 191.16 t | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 282.32 t | +47.7% |
| 2011 | 323.34 t | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 238.26 t | -26.3% |
| 2013 | 348.84 t | +46.4% |
| 2014 | 111.67 t | -68.0% |
| 2015 | 340.41 t | +204.9% |
| 2016 | 98.96 t | -70.9% |
| 2017 | 125.93 t | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 87.21 t | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 261.06 t | +199.4% |
| 2020 | 167.91 t | -35.7% |
| 2021 | 111.62 t | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 53.81 t | -51.8% |
| 2023 | 16.65 t | -69.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 16.65 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,914 t, 0% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 16.65 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,356 t, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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% | 111.67 t | 340.41 t |
| 2007 | +200.9% | 230.04 t | 692.13 t |
| 2019 | +199.4% | 87.21 t | 261.06 t |
| 1980 | +169.5% | 349.57 t | 942.2 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,473 t | 1,431 t | 1,522 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,318 t | 349.57 t | 1,590 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 972.82 t | 618.64 t | 1,892 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,512 t | 883.25 t | 2,349 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 501.75 t | 191.16 t | 1,075 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 221.8 t | 87.21 t | 348.84 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5 t | 16.65 t | 167.91 t | 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 in Dominica?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Dominica was 16.65 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,349 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.65 t in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Dominica ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen 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. 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 (%).