Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas
Bahamas: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 21.5 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 21.5 kg/ha for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas peaked at 75.66 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.97 kg/ha, in 1961.
Bahamas ranks 88th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.97 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.27 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 10.41 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 10.72 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 11.75 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 19.86 kg/ha | +69.0% |
| 1967 | 23.42 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1968 | 25.42 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 24.35 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 26.82 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 27.22 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 30.2 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 37.94 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1974 | 29.07 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1975 | 26.19 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 33.25 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 1977 | 36.83 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 26.82 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 1979 | 24.34 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 28.7 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 31.76 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 27.37 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1983 | 23.5 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 24.06 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 20.74 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 20.66 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 21.31 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 21.51 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 22.86 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 16.82 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 1991 | 20.55 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 22.05 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 18.41 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 18.26 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 28.96 kg/ha | +58.6% |
| 1996 | 40.61 kg/ha | +40.3% |
| 1997 | 31.41 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 44.83 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 1999 | 26.34 kg/ha | -41.2% |
| 2000 | 23.14 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 33.85 kg/ha | +46.3% |
| 2002 | 20.86 kg/ha | -38.4% |
| 2003 | 24.32 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 24.59 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 24.64 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 24.59 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 24.55 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 24.53 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.55 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.1 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 20.18 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 39.11 kg/ha | +93.8% |
| 2013 | 33.45 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 35.27 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 38.7 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 55.31 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 65.39 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 75.66 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 38.91 kg/ha | -48.6% |
| 2020 | 33.91 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 33.61 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.39 kg/ha | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 21.5 kg/ha | +0.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 21.5 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.79 kg/ha, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 21.5 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.27 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.24 kg/ha | 9.97 kg/ha | 25.42 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.87 kg/ha | 24.34 kg/ha | 37.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.25 kg/ha | 20.66 kg/ha | 31.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.82 kg/ha | 16.82 kg/ha | 44.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.96 kg/ha | 20.86 kg/ha | 33.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.41 kg/ha | 20.18 kg/ha | 75.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6 kg/ha | 21.39 kg/ha | 33.91 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Bahamas
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % 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 % 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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Bahamas was 21.5 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 75.66 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.97 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Bahamas rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Bahamas ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).