Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen in Barbados
Barbados: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen was 546 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in Barbados is 546 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in Barbados peaked at 1,549 t in 1962 and was at its lowest, 490.83 t, in 2002.
Barbados ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen in Barbados, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 925.59 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,549 t | +67.3% |
| 1963 | 1,304 t | -15.8% |
| 1964 | 1,446 t | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 1,231 t | -14.9% |
| 1966 | 1,151 t | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 1,215 t | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 924.31 t | -23.9% |
| 1969 | 763.61 t | -17.4% |
| 1970 | 943.39 t | +23.5% |
| 1971 | 686.01 t | -27.3% |
| 1972 | 868.01 t | +26.5% |
| 1973 | 898.38 t | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 724.63 t | -19.3% |
| 1975 | 625.19 t | -13.7% |
| 1976 | 859.75 t | +37.5% |
| 1977 | 736.88 t | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 917.1 t | +24.5% |
| 1979 | 855.61 t | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 901.76 t | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 971 t | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 977.91 t | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 849.28 t | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 836.47 t | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 722.79 t | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 795.77 t | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 846.33 t | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 870.72 t | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 910.57 t | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 858.52 t | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 855.74 t | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 799.63 t | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 791.05 t | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 806.88 t | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 978.03 t | +21.2% |
| 1996 | 999.71 t | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1,000 t | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 937.5 t | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 930.52 t | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 914.15 t | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 873.88 t | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 490.83 t | -43.8% |
| 2003 | 526.82 t | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1,196 t | +127.0% |
| 2005 | 743.1 t | -37.9% |
| 2006 | 737.54 t | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 732.24 t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 849.69 t | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 523.54 t | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 530.08 t | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 635.57 t | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 756.49 t | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 772.8 t | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 606.73 t | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 544.84 t | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 552.24 t | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 637.41 t | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 564.41 t | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 552.61 t | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 541.97 t | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 523.8 t | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 559.13 t | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 546 t | -2.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 546 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 26,669 t, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 546 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,900 t, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +127.0% | 526.82 t | 1,196 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,168 t | 763.61 t | 1,549 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 811.5 t | 625.19 t | 943.39 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 868.26 t | 722.79 t | 977.91 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 895.81 t | 791.05 t | 1,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 758.77 t | 490.83 t | 1,196 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 615.32 t | 530.08 t | 772.8 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 542.72 t | 523.8 t | 559.13 t | 4 |
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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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in Barbados?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in Barbados was 546 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,549 t in 1962.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 490.83 t in 2002.
- How does Barbados rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen?
- Barbados ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).