Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 1.21 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1.21 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 23.79 kg/cap in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.47 kg/cap, in 2009.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 135th of 197 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) — Use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.47 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 5.5 kg/cap | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 5.42 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 5.57 kg/cap | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 5.5 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 5.43 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 7.52 kg/cap | +38.5% |
| 1968 | 9.56 kg/cap | +27.1% |
| 1969 | 12.62 kg/cap | +32.0% |
| 1970 | 15.63 kg/cap | +23.9% |
| 1971 | 15.48 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 15.34 kg/cap | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 17.23 kg/cap | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 18.08 kg/cap | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 20.92 kg/cap | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 20.75 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 23.53 kg/cap | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 23.35 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 23.19 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 23.03 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 22.84 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 22.65 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 22.46 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 23.22 kg/cap | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 23.04 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 23.79 kg/cap | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 23.64 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 23.5 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 13.48 kg/cap | -42.6% |
| 1990 | 4.47 kg/cap | -66.8% |
| 1991 | 4.46 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.44 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 8.87 kg/cap | +99.8% |
| 1994 | 8.86 kg/cap | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 8.85 kg/cap | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 8.84 kg/cap | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 8.84 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.49 kg/cap | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 11.47 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.45 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 11.45 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.94 kg/cap | -91.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5 kg/cap | -46.8% |
| 2004 | 0.64 kg/cap | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 0.51 kg/cap | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7 kg/cap | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.61 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.47 kg/cap | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 0.82 kg/cap | +74.5% |
| 2011 | 0.76 kg/cap | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.87 kg/cap | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.02 kg/cap | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 0.98 kg/cap | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.92 kg/cap | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 kg/cap | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1.35 kg/cap | +32.4% |
| 2019 | 1.34 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 kg/cap | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.95 kg/cap | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 0.96 kg/cap | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.21 kg/cap | +26.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1.21 kg/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.87 kg/cap, 21% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1.21 kg/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.95 kg/cap, 24% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +99.8% | 4.44 kg/cap | 8.87 kg/cap |
| 2002 | -91.8% | 11.45 kg/cap | 0.94 kg/cap |
| 2010 | +74.5% | 0.47 kg/cap | 0.82 kg/cap |
| 1990 | -66.8% | 13.48 kg/cap | 4.47 kg/cap |
| 2003 | -46.8% | 0.94 kg/cap | 0.5 kg/cap |
| 1989 | -42.6% | 23.5 kg/cap | 13.48 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.95 kg/cap | 5.42 kg/cap | 12.62 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.35 kg/cap | 15.34 kg/cap | 23.53 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.16 kg/cap | 13.48 kg/cap | 23.79 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.06 kg/cap | 4.44 kg/cap | 11.49 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 kg/cap | 0.47 kg/cap | 11.45 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.988 kg/cap | 0.76 kg/cap | 1.35 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 kg/cap | 0.95 kg/cap | 1.3 kg/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.49 % 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 -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 1.21 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 23.79 kg/cap in 1986.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 kg/cap in 2009.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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