Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 44.33 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Jamaica stood at 44.33 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Jamaica peaked at 152.41 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 35.57 %, in 2018.
Jamaica ranks 135th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 152.41 % | — |
| 1962 | 135.23 % | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 141.44 % | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 114.26 % | -19.2% |
| 1965 | 134.8 % | +18.0% |
| 1966 | 120.18 % | -10.8% |
| 1967 | 77.78 % | -35.3% |
| 1968 | 90.18 % | +15.9% |
| 1969 | 84.82 % | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 80.88 % | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 77.81 % | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 76.05 % | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 64.87 % | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 45.64 % | -29.6% |
| 1975 | 56.3 % | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 97.17 % | +72.6% |
| 1977 | 57.23 % | -41.1% |
| 1978 | 90.39 % | +57.9% |
| 1979 | 84.84 % | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 68.44 % | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 63.56 % | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 57.8 % | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 66.59 % | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 44.53 % | -33.1% |
| 1985 | 71.17 % | +59.8% |
| 1986 | 77.59 % | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 50.01 % | -35.5% |
| 1988 | 54.18 % | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 46.08 % | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 49.88 % | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 62.57 % | +25.4% |
| 1992 | 63.86 % | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 59.6 % | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 63.3 % | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 63.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 62.67 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 53.22 % | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 55.5 % | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 53.98 % | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 46.98 % | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 51.48 % | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 62.2 % | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 55.48 % | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 46.42 % | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 46.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 86.17 % | +85.8% |
| 2007 | 139.49 % | +61.9% |
| 2008 | 117.25 % | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 71.16 % | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 50.18 % | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 44.29 % | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 42.7 % | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 46.26 % | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 50.55 % | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 71.28 % | +41.0% |
| 2016 | 49.72 % | -30.2% |
| 2017 | 62.62 % | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 35.57 % | -43.2% |
| 2019 | 41.88 % | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 44.66 % | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 48.46 % | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 56.21 % | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 44.33 % | -21.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 44.33 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.89 %, 65% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 44.33 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.12 %, 82% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.79 % | 77.78 % | 152.41 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.12 % | 45.64 % | 97.17 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 60 % | 44.53 % | 77.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.78 % | 49.88 % | 63.86 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.3 % | 46.38 % | 139.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.51 % | 35.57 % | 71.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.42 % | 44.33 % | 56.21 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 132 Luxembourg 45.3 % compare
- 133 Pakistan 44.47 % compare
- 134 Turkmenistan 44.46 % compare
- 136 Bangladesh 43.68 % compare
- 137 Belarus 43.43 % compare
- 138 Sao Tome and Principe 43.33 % compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Jamaica?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Jamaica was 44.33 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 152.41 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.57 % in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Jamaica ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 (%).