Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.3749 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Jamaica stood at 0.3749 kg per person.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Jamaica peaked at 2.05 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2824 kg per person, in 2015.
That places Jamaica 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.18 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 1.27 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1964 | 1.77 kg per person | +39.2% |
| 1965 | 1.27 kg per person | -28.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8545 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 1967 | 1.76 kg per person | +105.7% |
| 1968 | 1.64 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 1.62 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.47 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 1.52 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 2.05 kg per person | +34.9% |
| 1973 | 1.22 kg per person | -40.3% |
| 1974 | 1.4 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8915 kg per person | -36.4% |
| 1976 | 1.07 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 0.652 kg per person | -39.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9228 kg per person | +41.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9045 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.24 kg per person | +37.0% |
| 1981 | 1.41 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4636 kg per person | -67.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8935 kg per person | +92.7% |
| 1984 | 1.17 kg per person | +30.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7727 kg per person | -33.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8564 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 1.55 kg per person | +80.4% |
| 1988 | 2.05 kg per person | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 2.03 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9328 kg per person | -54.1% |
| 1991 | 1.15 kg per person | +23.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5197 kg per person | -54.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7347 kg per person | +41.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9939 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9719 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9626 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.06 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 1.04 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.07 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.14 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9648 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9326 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7164 kg per person | -35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.538 kg per person | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4943 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4846 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4938 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5267 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5139 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6884 kg per person | +34.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5175 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5198 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2824 kg per person | -45.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3345 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4004 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6587 kg per person | +64.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5078 kg per person | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4121 kg per person | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4111 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3947 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3749 kg per person | -5.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.3749 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 21% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.3749 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.77 kg per person, 21% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 kg per person | 0.8545 kg per person | 1.77 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.21 kg per person | 0.652 kg per person | 2.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 kg per person | 0.4636 kg per person | 2.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9434 kg per person | 0.5197 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7968 kg per person | 0.4846 kg per person | 1.14 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.495 kg per person | 0.2824 kg per person | 0.6884 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3982 kg per person | 0.3749 kg per person | 0.4121 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Jamaica?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Jamaica was 0.3749 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2824 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Jamaica ranks 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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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)
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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.