Swine — Losses from manure treated in Barbados
Barbados: Swine — Losses from manure treated was 30,865 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine — Losses from manure treated in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine — losses from manure treated in Barbados is 30,865 kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine — losses from manure treated in Barbados peaked at 63,030 kg in 1978 and was at its lowest, 16,545 kg, in 2002.
Barbados ranks 140th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine — Losses from manure treated in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32,828 kg | — |
| 1962 | 32,828 kg | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 32,828 kg | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 32,828 kg | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 32,828 kg | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 35,454 kg | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 35,454 kg | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 36,768 kg | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 38,081 kg | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 39,394 kg | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 42,020 kg | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 42,020 kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 42,020 kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 51,212 kg | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 47,273 kg | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 49,899 kg | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 51,212 kg | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 63,030 kg | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 55,152 kg | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 59,091 kg | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 60,404 kg | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 60,404 kg | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 59,091 kg | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 45,960 kg | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 45,960 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40,707 kg | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 40,707 kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 39,394 kg | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 37,946 kg | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 36,768 kg | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 36,111 kg | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 34,798 kg | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 34,141 kg | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 33,485 kg | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 32,172 kg | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 30,202 kg | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 28,889 kg | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 27,576 kg | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 26,328 kg | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 21,667 kg | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 20,354 kg | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 16,545 kg | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 21,010 kg | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 24,293 kg | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 24,950 kg | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 26,394 kg | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 26,394 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26,394 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27,576 kg | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 28,232 kg | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 28,889 kg | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 29,545 kg | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 30,202 kg | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29,808 kg | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 29,677 kg | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 29,454 kg | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 29,302 kg | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 28,995 kg | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 29,306 kg | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 30,216 kg | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 30,864 kg | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 31,515 kg | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 30,865 kg | -2.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 30,865 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.77 million kg, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 30,865 kg is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 437,778 kg, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Losses from manure treated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +27.0% | 16,545 kg | 21,010 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,433 kg | 32,828 kg | 38,081 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,323 kg | 39,394 kg | 63,030 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,966 kg | 37,946 kg | 60,404 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,047 kg | 26,328 kg | 36,768 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,558 kg | 16,545 kg | 27,576 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,341 kg | 28,232 kg | 30,202 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,865 kg | 30,216 kg | 31,515 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 137 Lesotho 32,849 kg compare
- 138 Bhutan 32,047 kg compare
- 139 Uzbekistan 31,474 kg compare
- 141 Belize 29,429 kg compare
- 142 Guadeloupe 26,919 kg compare
- 143 Kyrgyzstan 23,177 kg compare
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 swine — losses from manure treated in Barbados?
- Swine — losses from manure treated in Barbados was 30,865 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine — losses from manure treated recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 63,030 kg in 1978.
- What is the lowest swine — losses from manure treated recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,545 kg in 2002.
- How does Barbados rank for swine — losses from manure treated?
- Barbados ranks 140th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).