Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -0.702 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Caribbean stood at -0.702 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 46.9% on the previous year and down 128.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Caribbean peaked at 9.17 kg/ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, -0.702 kg/ha, in 2023.
Caribbean ranks 23rd of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.14 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.05 kg/ha | +167.6% |
| 1963 | 5.25 kg/ha | +72.1% |
| 1964 | 6.15 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 6.41 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 8.04 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1967 | 8.49 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 8.63 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 9.17 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 5.52 kg/ha | -39.8% |
| 1971 | 5.25 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 4.67 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 4.65 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 6.24 kg/ha | +34.0% |
| 1975 | 5.93 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 5 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 4.37 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 4.14 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 4.04 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 4.65 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 4.97 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 4.22 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 3.99 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 4.77 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 4.58 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 5.02 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 5.27 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 4.96 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 4.59 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 4.53 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 3.89 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 1.73 kg/ha | -55.6% |
| 1993 | 2.84 kg/ha | +64.2% |
| 1994 | 2.62 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 4.5 kg/ha | +71.7% |
| 1996 | 3.42 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1997 | 3.35 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 3.1 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 2.95 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 2.63 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 2.22 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 1.08 kg/ha | -51.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6669 kg/ha | -44.6% |
| 2005 | 1.76 kg/ha | +164.1% |
| 2006 | 2.71 kg/ha | +53.8% |
| 2007 | 2.37 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 3.53 kg/ha | +49.0% |
| 2009 | 2.05 kg/ha | -41.9% |
| 2010 | 3.44 kg/ha | +67.6% |
| 2011 | 2.75 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 8.17 kg/ha | +197.2% |
| 2013 | 2.43 kg/ha | -70.2% |
| 2014 | 2.18 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 2.14 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.93 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 3.65 kg/ha | +114.1% |
| 2019 | 1.29 kg/ha | -64.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8638 kg/ha | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9215 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2022 | -0.4778 kg/ha | -151.9% |
| 2023 | -0.702 kg/ha | +46.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +197.2% | 2.75 kg/ha | 8.17 kg/ha |
| 1962 | +167.6% | 1.14 kg/ha | 3.05 kg/ha |
| 2005 | +164.1% | 0.6669 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha |
| 2022 | -151.9% | 0.9215 kg/ha | -0.4778 kg/ha |
| 2018 | +114.1% | 1.7 kg/ha | 3.65 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.26 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 9.17 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.98 kg/ha | 4.04 kg/ha | 6.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7 kg/ha | 3.99 kg/ha | 5.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.29 kg/ha | 1.73 kg/ha | 4.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 kg/ha | 0.6669 kg/ha | 3.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha | 8.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1514 kg/ha | -0.702 kg/ha | 0.9215 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.69 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 566,466 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 264 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Caribbean?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Caribbean was -0.702 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 9.17 kg/ha in 1969.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.702 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Caribbean rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 128.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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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 (%).