Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.9816 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica is 0.9816 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica peaked at 0.9816 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Jamaica 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0198 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0099 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0198 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0198 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.021 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0987 kg/ha | +370.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0882 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0882 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0882 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1027 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1027 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1027 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1835 kg/ha | +78.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1944 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1725 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1725 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3395 kg/ha | +96.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1835 kg/ha | -45.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1797 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1911 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1797 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1875 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1961 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1961 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1961 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1961 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1961 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1961 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2085 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2892 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2802 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2684 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1574 kg/ha | -41.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1693 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.161 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.239 kg/ha | +48.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3213 kg/ha | +34.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2484 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3302 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3341 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3341 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4234 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 2003 | 0.341 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3438 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4359 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4359 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4298 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4715 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.478 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4344 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5417 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6496 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5465 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4567 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5663 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6738 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7812 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7667 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6592 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7667 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8741 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8887 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9816 kg/ha | +10.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.9816 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8638 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.9816 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8538 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +370.0% | 0.021 kg/ha | 0.0987 kg/ha |
| 1963 | +100.0% | 0.0099 kg/ha | 0.0198 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +96.8% | 0.1725 kg/ha | 0.3395 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +78.7% | 0.1027 kg/ha | 0.1835 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0504 kg/ha | 0.0099 kg/ha | 0.0987 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1734 kg/ha | 0.1027 kg/ha | 0.3395 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1943 kg/ha | 0.1797 kg/ha | 0.2085 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2464 kg/ha | 0.1574 kg/ha | 0.3302 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4027 kg/ha | 0.3341 kg/ha | 0.478 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6076 kg/ha | 0.4344 kg/ha | 0.7812 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8778 kg/ha | 0.7667 kg/ha | 0.9816 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Jamaica was 0.9816 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9816 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Jamaica ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).