Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Barbados
Barbados: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 12.01 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Barbados stood at 12.01 %.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Barbados peaked at 362.86 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 9.58 %, in 2016.
That places Barbados 174th 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 phosphorus use efficiency in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 324.07 % | — |
| 1962 | 288.54 % | -11.0% |
| 1963 | 325.47 % | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 276.56 % | -15.0% |
| 1965 | 362.86 % | +31.2% |
| 1966 | 252.25 % | -30.5% |
| 1967 | 151.2 % | -40.1% |
| 1968 | 129.19 % | -14.6% |
| 1969 | 97.99 % | -24.1% |
| 1970 | 104.22 % | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 87.61 % | -15.9% |
| 1972 | 135.82 % | +55.0% |
| 1973 | 122.89 % | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 89.17 % | -27.4% |
| 1975 | 73.59 % | -17.5% |
| 1976 | 40.5 % | -45.0% |
| 1977 | 51.7 % | +27.7% |
| 1978 | 42.4 % | -18.0% |
| 1979 | 48.99 % | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 54.92 % | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 43.72 % | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 36.97 % | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 26.89 % | -27.3% |
| 1984 | 31.33 % | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 37.49 % | +19.7% |
| 1986 | 36.93 % | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 53.64 % | +45.3% |
| 1988 | 51.6 % | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 48.64 % | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 52.26 % | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 50.79 % | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 50.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 44.39 % | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 44.25 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 36.14 % | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 47.59 % | +31.7% |
| 1997 | 49.62 % | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 40.98 % | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 46.64 % | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 50.12 % | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 43.61 % | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 55.99 % | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 31.45 % | -43.8% |
| 2004 | 44.92 % | +42.8% |
| 2005 | 45.12 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 23.52 % | -47.9% |
| 2007 | 23.56 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.11 % | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 26.89 % | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 12.52 % | -53.4% |
| 2011 | 26.13 % | +108.7% |
| 2012 | 16.88 % | -35.4% |
| 2013 | 23.78 % | +40.8% |
| 2014 | 21.82 % | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 15.45 % | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 9.58 % | -38.0% |
| 2017 | 14.25 % | +48.7% |
| 2018 | 15.43 % | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 11.73 % | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 12.22 % | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 12.25 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.96 % | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 12.01 % | -7.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 12.01 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 24% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 12.01 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.12 %, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 245.35 % | 97.99 % | 362.86 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 79.69 % | 40.5 % | 135.82 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.21 % | 26.89 % | 54.92 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.36 % | 36.14 % | 52.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.53 % | 23.52 % | 55.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.76 % | 9.58 % | 26.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.36 % | 12.01 % | 12.96 % | 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 phosphorus use efficiency in Barbados?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Barbados was 12.01 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 362.86 % in 1965.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.58 % in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Barbados ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. 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 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 (%).