Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1733 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
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saint Lucia is 0.1733 kg per person, measured in 2023.
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 2.15 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 | 0.2139 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2116 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2094 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2072 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3077 kg per person | +48.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4062 kg per person | +32.0% |
| 1967 | 0.603 kg per person | +48.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7946 kg per person | +31.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9816 kg per person | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 1.16 kg per person | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 1.15 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.23 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 1.4 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 1.38 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.45 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.42 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.75 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9229 kg per person | -47.3% |
| 1979 | 1.17 kg per person | +26.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6002 kg per person | -48.6% |
| 1981 | 0.784 kg per person | +30.6% |
| 1982 | 1.15 kg per person | +46.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9741 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 1.21 kg per person | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 1.32 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 1.14 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 1.13 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.14 kg per person | +92.8% |
| 1990 | 1.72 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 2.15 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 2.02 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 1.29 kg per person | -36.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3645 kg per person | -71.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1226 kg per person | -66.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1466 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0527 kg per person | -64.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6052 kg per person | +1048.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4896 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5786 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1094 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.2938 kg per person | +168.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1258 kg per person | -57.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1774 kg per person | +41.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1468 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0261 kg per person | -82.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 kg per person | -65.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0542 kg per person | +509.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1474 kg per person | +172.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0902 kg per person | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1834 kg per person | +103.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1183 kg per person | -35.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2301 kg per person | +94.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2452 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1612 kg per person | -34.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0713 kg per person | -55.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1081 kg per person | +51.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1557 kg per person | +44.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1733 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.174 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1738 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1733 kg per person | -0.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.1733 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 30% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.1733 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 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% | 0.0527 kg per person | 0.6052 kg per person |
| 2009 | +509.5% | 0.0089 kg per person | 0.0542 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4373 kg per person | 0.2072 kg per person | 0.9816 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3 kg per person | 0.9229 kg per person | 1.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 kg per person | 0.6002 kg per person | 2.14 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8971 kg per person | 0.0527 kg per person | 2.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1521 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.5786 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1511 kg per person | 0.0713 kg per person | 0.2452 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1736 kg per person | 0.1733 kg per person | 0.174 kg per person | 4 |
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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 0.1733 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 2.15 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 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.