Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)
Caribbean (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity was 124,162 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) is 124,162 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 189,323 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18,673 t, in 1995.
Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) ranks 62nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,026 t | — |
| 1991 | 25,523 t | +34.1% |
| 1992 | 29,414 t | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 26,247 t | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 21,649 t | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 18,673 t | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 27,619 t | +47.9% |
| 1997 | 23,696 t | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 28,210 t | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 96,141 t | +240.8% |
| 2000 | 83,227 t | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 85,884 t | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 96,108 t | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 98,196 t | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 82,628 t | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 108,059 t | +30.8% |
| 2006 | 127,262 t | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 123,889 t | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 122,662 t | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 120,321 t | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 169,844 t | +41.2% |
| 2011 | 157,981 t | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 137,526 t | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 151,292 t | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 175,036 t | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 163,326 t | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 176,420 t | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 189,323 t | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 161,320 t | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 143,089 t | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 139,000 t | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 134,589 t | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 116,900 t | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 113,547 t | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 124,162 t | +9.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +240.8% | 28,210 t | 96,141 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,620 t | 18,673 t | 96,141 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,824 t | 82,628 t | 127,262 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 162,516 t | 137,526 t | 189,323 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,640 t | 113,547 t | 139,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -52.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 25,380 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 27,768 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 644,820 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 124,162 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 496.85 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) was 124,162 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity recorded in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 189,323 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity recorded in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,673 t in 1995.
- How does Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
- Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf