Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.2035 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.2035 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2.07 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1417 kg per person, in 2001.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 130th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.02 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 1 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.9858 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.07 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 1.21 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 1.57 kg per person | +29.3% |
| 1968 | 1.55 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.53 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.72 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 1.8 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 2.07 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 2.04 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.58 kg per person | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 1.24 kg per person | -21.5% |
| 1976 | 1.27 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.27 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.33 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 1.27 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 1.04 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7448 kg per person | -28.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8886 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 1983 | 1.01 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 1.28 kg per person | +26.8% |
| 1985 | 1.39 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8727 kg per person | -37.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7886 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3205 kg per person | -59.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3624 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 1.32 kg per person | +263.6% |
| 1991 | 1.4 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 1.65 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7029 kg per person | -57.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6986 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6949 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.38 kg per person | +99.1% |
| 1997 | 1.38 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.14 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 1.12 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.65 kg per person | +48.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1417 kg per person | -91.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6306 kg per person | +345.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6275 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.18 kg per person | +88.3% |
| 2005 | 1.23 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.23 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.22 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.12 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.19 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.16 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.13 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.35 kg per person | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 1.34 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.45 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.44 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.44 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2249 kg per person | -84.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2962 kg per person | +31.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2991 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2882 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2486 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2037 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2035 kg per person | -0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2035 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 7% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2035 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.77 kg per person, 11% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +345.1% | 0.1417 kg per person | 0.6306 kg per person |
| 1990 | +263.6% | 0.3624 kg per person | 1.32 kg per person |
| 1996 | +99.1% | 0.6949 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person |
| 2001 | -91.4% | 1.65 kg per person | 0.1417 kg per person |
| 2004 | +88.3% | 0.6275 kg per person | 1.18 kg per person |
| 2017 | -84.4% | 1.44 kg per person | 0.2249 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 kg per person | 0.9858 kg per person | 1.57 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.56 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 2.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8691 kg per person | 0.3205 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 kg per person | 0.6949 kg per person | 1.65 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 kg per person | 0.1417 kg per person | 1.65 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.2249 kg per person | 1.45 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.236 kg per person | 0.2035 kg per person | 0.2882 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 127 Afghanistan 0.2585 kg per person compare
- 128 Bhutan 0.2451 kg per person compare
- 129 French Polynesia 0.2118 kg per person compare
- 131 Tonga 0.1933 kg per person compare
- 132 Qatar 0.1759 kg per person compare
- 133 Sao Tome and Principe 0.173 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.07 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 292.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 171.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.2035 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1417 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 130th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.