Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Barbados
Barbados: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0499 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 0.0499 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of 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 1.95 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0382 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 | 1.08 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.95 kg per person | +80.8% |
| 1963 | 1.59 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 1.77 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 1.46 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1966 | 1.32 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 1.4 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9938 kg per person | -28.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7677 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1970 | 1 kg per person | +30.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6421 kg per person | -35.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8652 kg per person | +34.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8749 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5981 kg per person | -31.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4778 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7624 kg per person | +59.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5842 kg per person | -23.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7553 kg per person | +29.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6766 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7156 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7928 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7902 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.628 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6406 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4929 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5456 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.583 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5819 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5812 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5801 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5783 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5763 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5747 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5734 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7632 kg per person | +33.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7625 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7622 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6859 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6857 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6869 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6859 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2222 kg per person | -67.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2532 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 1.03 kg per person | +307.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4585 kg per person | -55.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4444 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4154 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5585 kg per person | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1543 kg per person | -72.4% |
| 2010 | 0.158 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2864 kg per person | +81.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4254 kg per person | +48.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4394 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2408 kg per person | -45.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1458 kg per person | -39.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1006 kg per person | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1934 kg per person | +92.4% |
| 2018 | 0.082 kg per person | -57.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0525 kg per person | -35.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0622 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0382 kg per person | -38.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0653 kg per person | +70.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0499 kg per person | -23.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0499 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9654 kg per person, 5% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0499 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 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% | 0.2532 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 kg per person | 0.7677 kg per person | 1.95 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7239 kg per person | 0.4778 kg per person | 1 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6352 kg per person | 0.4929 kg per person | 0.7928 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6542 kg per person | 0.5734 kg per person | 0.7632 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.491 kg per person | 0.1543 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2125 kg per person | 0.0525 kg per person | 0.4394 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0539 kg per person | 0.0382 kg per person | 0.0653 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 0.0499 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 1.95 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 0.0382 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.