Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Barbados
Barbados: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 46.2 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 46.2 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Barbados peaked at 58.81 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, -24.08 kg/ha, in 1965.
Barbados ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -18.69 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -18.48 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1963 | -22.61 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1964 | -18.35 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1965 | -24.08 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 1966 | -18.13 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 1967 | -11.89 kg/ha | -34.4% |
| 1968 | -6.11 kg/ha | -48.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5119 kg/ha | -108.4% |
| 1970 | -1.15 kg/ha | -324.7% |
| 1971 | 3.46 kg/ha | -400.4% |
| 1972 | -5.63 kg/ha | -262.8% |
| 1973 | -3.82 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 1974 | 2.27 kg/ha | -159.5% |
| 1975 | 6.08 kg/ha | +167.6% |
| 1976 | 26.64 kg/ha | +337.8% |
| 1977 | 19.23 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 1978 | 24.46 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 1979 | 21.53 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 19.41 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 24.5 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1982 | 27.64 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 39.45 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 1984 | 35.54 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 26.2 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 1986 | 30.44 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1987 | 12.08 kg/ha | -60.3% |
| 1988 | 13.15 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 12.25 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 11.39 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 11.67 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 10.53 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 11.75 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 12.17 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 14.51 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 12.37 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 11.89 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 13.84 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 13.11 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 11.83 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 12.27 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 7.84 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 2003 | 19.99 kg/ha | +155.0% |
| 2004 | 11.64 kg/ha | -41.8% |
| 2005 | 13.8 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 30.53 kg/ha | +121.2% |
| 2007 | 30.6 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 19.35 kg/ha | -36.8% |
| 2009 | 25.62 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 55.22 kg/ha | +115.5% |
| 2011 | 26.04 kg/ha | -52.8% |
| 2012 | 46.15 kg/ha | +77.2% |
| 2013 | 23.74 kg/ha | -48.6% |
| 2014 | 26.11 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 35.97 kg/ha | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 58.81 kg/ha | +63.5% |
| 2017 | 47.65 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 48.98 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 49.32 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 48.68 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 48.03 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 49.1 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 46.2 kg/ha | -5.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 46.2 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.75 kg/ha, 6.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 46.2 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.41 kg/ha, 7.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +400.4% | -1.15 kg/ha | 3.46 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +337.8% | 6.08 kg/ha | 26.64 kg/ha |
| 1970 | -324.7% | 0.5119 kg/ha | -1.15 kg/ha |
| 1972 | -262.8% | 3.46 kg/ha | -5.63 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -15.31 kg/ha | -24.08 kg/ha | 0.5119 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.31 kg/ha | -5.63 kg/ha | 26.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.06 kg/ha | 12.08 kg/ha | 39.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.32 kg/ha | 10.53 kg/ha | 14.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.35 kg/ha | 7.84 kg/ha | 30.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8 kg/ha | 23.74 kg/ha | 58.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 48 kg/ha | 46.2 kg/ha | 49.1 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 7 China, Taiwan Province of 59.1 kg/ha compare
- 7 Polynesia 1.22 kg/ha compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 50.61 kg/ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.2966 kg/ha compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 49.07 kg/ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -0.7259 kg/ha compare
- 11 Qatar 43.56 kg/ha compare
- 12 New Caledonia 35.09 kg/ha compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania -1.44 kg/ha compare
- 13 Bangladesh 32.66 kg/ha compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova -1.48 kg/ha compare
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 phosphorus per unit area in Barbados?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Barbados was 46.2 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 58.81 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.08 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Barbados rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Barbados ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).