Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.5199 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saint Lucia stood at 0.5199 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saint Lucia peaked at 6.45 kg per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 2001.
Saint Lucia ranks 111th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6418 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6349 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6281 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6217 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9231 kg per person | +48.5% |
| 1966 | 1.22 kg per person | +32.0% |
| 1967 | 1.81 kg per person | +48.4% |
| 1968 | 2.38 kg per person | +31.8% |
| 1969 | 2.94 kg per person | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 3.49 kg per person | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 3.44 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.68 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 4.19 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 4.13 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 4.34 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 4.27 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 5.26 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 1978 | 2.77 kg per person | -47.3% |
| 1979 | 3.5 kg per person | +26.5% |
| 1980 | 1.8 kg per person | -48.6% |
| 1981 | 2.35 kg per person | +30.6% |
| 1982 | 3.44 kg per person | +46.4% |
| 1983 | 2.92 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 3.63 kg per person | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 3.97 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 3.43 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 3.38 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 3.33 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.43 kg per person | +92.8% |
| 1990 | 5.17 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 6.45 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 6.07 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 3.88 kg per person | -36.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 kg per person | -71.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3678 kg per person | -66.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4397 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1581 kg per person | -64.0% |
| 1998 | 1.82 kg per person | +1048.5% |
| 1999 | 1.47 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 1.74 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3281 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.8814 kg per person | +168.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3775 kg per person | -57.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5323 kg per person | +41.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4405 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0783 kg per person | -82.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0267 kg per person | -65.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1625 kg per person | +509.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4423 kg per person | +172.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2707 kg per person | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5501 kg per person | +103.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3549 kg per person | -35.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6904 kg per person | +94.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7356 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4837 kg per person | -34.2% |
| 2017 | 0.214 kg per person | -55.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3242 kg per person | +51.5% |
| 2019 | 0.467 kg per person | +44.0% |
| 2020 | 0.52 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5221 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5214 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5199 kg per person | -0.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.5199 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 30% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.5199 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.77 kg per person, 29% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1048.5% | 0.1581 kg per person | 1.82 kg per person |
| 2009 | +509.5% | 0.0267 kg per person | 0.1625 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 kg per person | 0.6217 kg per person | 2.94 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.91 kg per person | 2.77 kg per person | 5.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.47 kg per person | 1.8 kg per person | 6.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.69 kg per person | 0.1581 kg per person | 6.45 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4563 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 1.74 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4533 kg per person | 0.214 kg per person | 0.7356 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5209 kg per person | 0.5199 kg per person | 0.5221 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More climate change data for Saint Lucia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 310,708 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0745 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.72 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.72 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (1980)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0065 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saint Lucia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saint Lucia was 0.5199 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 kg per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Saint Lucia ranks 111th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.