Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.125 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 0.125 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 0.6834 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0941 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 | 0.3928 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3612 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4237 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5897 kg per person | +39.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4245 kg per person | -28.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2848 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5859 kg per person | +105.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5453 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.539 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4893 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5067 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6834 kg per person | +34.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4079 kg per person | -40.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4671 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2972 kg per person | -36.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3569 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2173 kg per person | -39.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3076 kg per person | +41.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3015 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4132 kg per person | +37.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4699 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1545 kg per person | -67.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2978 kg per person | +92.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3886 kg per person | +30.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2576 kg per person | -33.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2855 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5151 kg per person | +80.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6821 kg per person | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6774 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3109 kg per person | -54.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3832 kg per person | +23.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1732 kg per person | -54.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2449 kg per person | +41.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3313 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 1995 | 0.324 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3209 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.354 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3466 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3556 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3796 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3216 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3109 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3671 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3678 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2388 kg per person | -35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1793 kg per person | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1648 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1615 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1646 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1756 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1713 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2295 kg per person | +34.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1725 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1733 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0941 kg per person | -45.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1115 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1335 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2196 kg per person | +64.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1693 kg per person | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1374 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.137 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1316 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.125 kg per person | -5.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.125 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 21% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.125 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 kg per person, 21% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4608 kg per person | 0.2848 kg per person | 0.5897 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4035 kg per person | 0.2173 kg per person | 0.6834 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4142 kg per person | 0.1545 kg per person | 0.6821 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3145 kg per person | 0.1732 kg per person | 0.3832 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2656 kg per person | 0.1615 kg per person | 0.3796 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.165 kg per person | 0.0941 kg per person | 0.2295 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1327 kg per person | 0.125 kg per person | 0.1374 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 0.125 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 0.6834 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 0.0941 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 volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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)
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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.