Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Barbados
Barbados: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 144.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Barbados is 144.84 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Barbados peaked at 295.77 kg per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 77.64 kg per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Barbados 7th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 154.05 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 154.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 154.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 154.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 154.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 166.37 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 166.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 172.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 178.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 184.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 197.18 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 197.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 197.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 240.32 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 221.83 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 234.15 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 240.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 295.77 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 258.8 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 277.29 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 283.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 283.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 277.29 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 215.67 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 215.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 191.02 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 191.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 184.86 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 178.06 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 172.53 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 169.45 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 163.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 160.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 157.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 150.97 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 141.72 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 135.56 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 129.4 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 123.55 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 101.67 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 95.51 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 77.64 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 98.59 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 114 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 117.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 123.86 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 123.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 123.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 129.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 132.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 135.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 138.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 141.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 139.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 139.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 138.21 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 137.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 136.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 137.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 141.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 144.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 147.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 144.84 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 144.84 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.28 kg per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 144.84 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.46 kg per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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% | 77.64 kg per square kilometre | 98.59 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 161.58 kg per square kilometre | 154.05 kg per square kilometre | 178.7 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 226.76 kg per square kilometre | 184.86 kg per square kilometre | 295.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 229.78 kg per square kilometre | 178.06 kg per square kilometre | 283.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 150.38 kg per square kilometre | 123.55 kg per square kilometre | 172.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.55 kg per square kilometre | 77.64 kg per square kilometre | 129.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 137.69 kg per square kilometre | 132.48 kg per square kilometre | 141.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 144.84 kg per square kilometre | 141.79 kg per square kilometre | 147.89 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 4 Malawi 260.52 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Belgium 205.11 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Burundi 163.01 kg per square kilometre compare
- 8 Nauru 134.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Malta 130.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 124.45 kg per square kilometre 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, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Barbados?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Barbados was 144.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 295.77 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.64 kg per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Barbados rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Barbados ranks 7th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.