Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 0.61 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 0.61 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 6.9 kg/cap in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.47 kg/cap, in 2001.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 149th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.48 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 3.41 kg/cap | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 3.35 kg/cap | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 3.29 kg/cap | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 3.58 kg/cap | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 4.04 kg/cap | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 5.23 kg/cap | +29.5% |
| 1968 | 5.16 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 5.1 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 5.75 kg/cap | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 5.98 kg/cap | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 6.9 kg/cap | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 6.81 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 5.25 kg/cap | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 4.12 kg/cap | -21.5% |
| 1976 | 4.22 kg/cap | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 4.23 kg/cap | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.45 kg/cap | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 4.22 kg/cap | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 3.46 kg/cap | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 2.48 kg/cap | -28.3% |
| 1982 | 2.96 kg/cap | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 3.36 kg/cap | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 4.26 kg/cap | +26.8% |
| 1985 | 4.63 kg/cap | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 2.91 kg/cap | -37.1% |
| 1987 | 2.63 kg/cap | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 1.07 kg/cap | -59.3% |
| 1989 | 1.21 kg/cap | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 4.39 kg/cap | +262.8% |
| 1991 | 4.67 kg/cap | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 5.5 kg/cap | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 2.34 kg/cap | -57.5% |
| 1994 | 2.33 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.32 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.61 kg/cap | +98.7% |
| 1997 | 4.59 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3.82 kg/cap | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 3.73 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.51 kg/cap | +47.7% |
| 2001 | 0.47 kg/cap | -91.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1 kg/cap | +346.8% |
| 2003 | 2.09 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.94 kg/cap | +88.5% |
| 2005 | 3.92 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.88 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.57 kg/cap | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 3.77 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 3.68 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.58 kg/cap | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.27 kg/cap | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 4.25 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.57 kg/cap | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 4.55 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.52 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7 kg/cap | -84.5% |
| 2018 | 0.91 kg/cap | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 0.92 kg/cap | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.89 kg/cap | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.76 kg/cap | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.62 kg/cap | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 0.62 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.61 kg/cap | -1.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.61 kg/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.83 kg/cap, 6% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.61 kg/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.95 kg/cap, 12% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +346.8% | 0.47 kg/cap | 2.1 kg/cap |
| 1990 | +262.8% | 1.21 kg/cap | 4.39 kg/cap |
| 1996 | +98.7% | 2.32 kg/cap | 4.61 kg/cap |
| 2001 | -91.5% | 5.51 kg/cap | 0.47 kg/cap |
| 2004 | +88.5% | 2.09 kg/cap | 3.94 kg/cap |
| 2017 | -84.5% | 4.52 kg/cap | 0.7 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.07 kg/cap | 3.29 kg/cap | 5.23 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.19 kg/cap | 4.12 kg/cap | 6.9 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9 kg/cap | 1.07 kg/cap | 4.63 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 kg/cap | 2.32 kg/cap | 5.5 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.31 kg/cap | 0.47 kg/cap | 5.51 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 kg/cap | 0.7 kg/cap | 4.57 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7 kg/cap | 0.61 kg/cap | 0.89 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 146 French Polynesia 0.7 kg/cap compare
- 147 Cook Islands 0.66 kg/cap compare
- 147 Réunion 0.66 kg/cap compare
- 150 Ethiopia PDR 0.56 kg/cap compare
- 151 Congo 0.54 kg/cap compare
- 152 Brunei Darussalam 0.53 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2637 % 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 0.9604 % 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.61 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 kg/cap in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 kg/cap in 2001.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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