Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 0.41 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Barbados is 0.41 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Barbados peaked at 19.55 kg/cap in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.38 kg/cap, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 159th of 197 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 nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.81 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 19.55 kg/cap | +80.9% |
| 1963 | 15.91 kg/cap | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 17.71 kg/cap | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 14.57 kg/cap | -17.7% |
| 1966 | 13.21 kg/cap | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 13.98 kg/cap | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 9.94 kg/cap | -28.9% |
| 1969 | 7.68 kg/cap | -22.7% |
| 1970 | 10.02 kg/cap | +30.5% |
| 1971 | 6.42 kg/cap | -35.9% |
| 1972 | 8.65 kg/cap | +34.7% |
| 1973 | 8.75 kg/cap | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 5.98 kg/cap | -31.7% |
| 1975 | 4.78 kg/cap | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 7.62 kg/cap | +59.4% |
| 1977 | 5.84 kg/cap | -23.4% |
| 1978 | 7.55 kg/cap | +29.3% |
| 1979 | 6.77 kg/cap | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 7.16 kg/cap | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 7.93 kg/cap | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 7.9 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 6.28 kg/cap | -20.5% |
| 1984 | 6.41 kg/cap | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.93 kg/cap | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 5.46 kg/cap | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 5.83 kg/cap | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 5.82 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 5.81 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 5.8 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 5.78 kg/cap | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.76 kg/cap | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.75 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.73 kg/cap | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.63 kg/cap | +33.2% |
| 1996 | 7.63 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.62 kg/cap | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.86 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 6.86 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.87 kg/cap | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.86 kg/cap | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.22 kg/cap | -67.6% |
| 2003 | 2.53 kg/cap | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 10.31 kg/cap | +307.5% |
| 2005 | 4.58 kg/cap | -55.6% |
| 2006 | 4.44 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 4.15 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 5.58 kg/cap | +34.5% |
| 2009 | 1.54 kg/cap | -72.4% |
| 2010 | 1.58 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.86 kg/cap | +81.0% |
| 2012 | 4.25 kg/cap | +48.6% |
| 2013 | 4.39 kg/cap | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.41 kg/cap | -45.1% |
| 2015 | 1.46 kg/cap | -39.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 kg/cap | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 1.93 kg/cap | +91.1% |
| 2018 | 0.82 kg/cap | -57.5% |
| 2019 | 0.52 kg/cap | -36.6% |
| 2020 | 0.62 kg/cap | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.38 kg/cap | -38.7% |
| 2022 | 0.65 kg/cap | +71.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5 kg/cap | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 0.41 kg/cap | -18.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.41 kg/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.83 kg/cap, 4% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.41 kg/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.95 kg/cap, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +307.5% | 2.53 kg/cap | 10.31 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.71 kg/cap | 7.68 kg/cap | 19.55 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.24 kg/cap | 4.78 kg/cap | 10.02 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.35 kg/cap | 4.93 kg/cap | 7.93 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.54 kg/cap | 5.73 kg/cap | 7.63 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.91 kg/cap | 1.54 kg/cap | 10.31 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 kg/cap | 0.52 kg/cap | 4.39 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.512 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 0.65 kg/cap | 5 |
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 nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Barbados?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Barbados was 0.41 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 19.55 kg/cap in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 kg/cap in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Barbados ranks 159th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.0%. 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 nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. 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