Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 11.74 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 11.74 kg/ha for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 20.26 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 9.41 kg/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.41 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.03 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 10.71 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 11.39 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 12.48 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 15.25 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1967 | 16.74 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 15.96 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 15.76 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 14.51 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 13.8 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 13.85 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 14.33 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 15.05 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 14.36 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 15.5 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 16.8 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 16.96 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 18.71 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 17.54 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 19.63 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 17.49 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 16.53 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 18.49 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 17.98 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 19.17 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 18.57 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 18.07 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 20.26 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 17.31 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 16.4 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 14.6 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 11.97 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 10.62 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 11.87 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 12.27 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 13.08 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 12.35 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 11.1 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 11.37 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 12.29 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 11.45 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 9.95 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 10.73 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 9.82 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 10.87 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 10.42 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 11.16 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 10.01 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 11.59 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 11.11 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 11.64 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 12.18 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 13 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 13.09 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.85 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.05 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.22 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 15.37 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.58 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 11.38 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 11.74 kg/ha | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.08 kg/ha | 9.41 kg/ha | 16.74 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.39 kg/ha | 13.8 kg/ha | 18.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.37 kg/ha | 16.53 kg/ha | 20.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.16 kg/ha | 10.62 kg/ha | 17.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.81 kg/ha | 9.82 kg/ha | 12.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.91 kg/ha | 11.11 kg/ha | 15.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.88 kg/ha | 11.38 kg/ha | 14.58 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 118.34 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 25.49 kg/ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21.5 kg/ha compare
- 7 Montenegro 116.68 kg/ha compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 13.55 kg/ha compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 109.95 kg/ha compare
- 9 Egypt 96.92 kg/ha compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 86.79 kg/ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 9.66 kg/ha compare
- 11 Suriname 86.23 kg/ha compare
- 12 Belgium 82.87 kg/ha compare
- 12 Polynesia 7 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 11.74 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.26 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.41 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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 (%).