Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Barbados
Barbados: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1497 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.1497 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is down 23.6% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Barbados peaked at 5.86 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1146 kg per person, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 137th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.24 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 5.86 kg per person | +80.8% |
| 1963 | 4.77 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 5.31 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 4.37 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1966 | 3.96 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 4.19 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 2.98 kg per person | -28.9% |
| 1969 | 2.3 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1970 | 3.01 kg per person | +30.6% |
| 1971 | 1.93 kg per person | -35.9% |
| 1972 | 2.6 kg per person | +34.7% |
| 1973 | 2.62 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.79 kg per person | -31.6% |
| 1975 | 1.43 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 2.29 kg per person | +59.6% |
| 1977 | 1.75 kg per person | -23.4% |
| 1978 | 2.27 kg per person | +29.3% |
| 1979 | 2.03 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 2.15 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 2.38 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 2.37 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.88 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1984 | 1.92 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.48 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 1.64 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 1.75 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 1.75 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.74 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.74 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.73 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.73 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.72 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.72 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.29 kg per person | +33.1% |
| 1996 | 2.29 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.29 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.06 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 2.06 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.06 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.06 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6667 kg per person | -67.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7597 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 3.09 kg per person | +307.2% |
| 2005 | 1.38 kg per person | -55.5% |
| 2006 | 1.33 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.25 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.68 kg per person | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4629 kg per person | -72.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4741 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8593 kg per person | +81.2% |
| 2012 | 1.28 kg per person | +48.5% |
| 2013 | 1.32 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7225 kg per person | -45.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4375 kg per person | -39.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3017 kg per person | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5803 kg per person | +92.4% |
| 2018 | 0.246 kg per person | -57.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1576 kg per person | -35.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1866 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1146 kg per person | -38.6% |
| 2022 | 0.196 kg per person | +70.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1497 kg per person | -23.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.1497 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 5% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.1497 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.77 kg per person, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 | +307.2% | 0.7597 kg per person | 3.09 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.11 kg per person | 2.3 kg per person | 5.86 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.17 kg per person | 1.43 kg per person | 3.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 2.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 kg per person | 1.72 kg per person | 2.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 kg per person | 0.4629 kg per person | 3.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6374 kg per person | 0.1576 kg per person | 1.32 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1617 kg per person | 0.1146 kg per person | 0.196 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More climate change data for Barbados
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 65.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2456 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.4396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0302 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Barbados?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Barbados was 0.1497 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1146 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Barbados ranks 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.