Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Barbados

Barbados: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.499 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.499 kg per person
Change on year
down 23.6%
World rank
137th
of 175 countries
All-time high
19.55 kg per person
in 1962
All-time low
0.3821 kg per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Barbados, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Barbados stood at 0.499 kg per person.

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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Barbados peaked at 19.55 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.3821 kg per person, in 2021.

That places Barbados 137th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Barbados, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 10.81 kg per person
1962 19.55 kg per person +80.8%
1963 15.91 kg per person -18.6%
1964 17.71 kg per person +11.3%
1965 14.57 kg per person -17.7%
1966 13.21 kg per person -9.3%
1967 13.98 kg per person +5.8%
1968 9.94 kg per person -28.9%
1969 7.68 kg per person -22.8%
1970 10.02 kg per person +30.6%
1971 6.42 kg per person -35.9%
1972 8.65 kg per person +34.7%
1973 8.75 kg per person +1.1%
1974 5.98 kg per person -31.6%
1975 4.78 kg per person -20.1%
1976 7.62 kg per person +59.6%
1977 5.84 kg per person -23.4%
1978 7.55 kg per person +29.3%
1979 6.77 kg per person -10.4%
1980 7.16 kg per person +5.8%
1981 7.93 kg per person +10.8%
1982 7.9 kg per person -0.3%
1983 6.28 kg per person -20.5%
1984 6.41 kg per person +2.0%
1985 4.93 kg per person -23.1%
1986 5.46 kg per person +10.7%
1987 5.83 kg per person +6.9%
1988 5.82 kg per person -0.2%
1989 5.81 kg per person -0.1%
1990 5.8 kg per person -0.2%
1991 5.78 kg per person -0.3%
1992 5.76 kg per person -0.3%
1993 5.75 kg per person -0.3%
1994 5.73 kg per person -0.2%
1995 7.63 kg per person +33.1%
1996 7.63 kg per person -0.1%
1997 7.62 kg per person -0.0%
1998 6.86 kg per person -10.0%
1999 6.86 kg per person -0.0%
2000 6.87 kg per person +0.2%
2001 6.86 kg per person -0.1%
2002 2.22 kg per person -67.6%
2003 2.53 kg per person +13.9%
2004 10.31 kg per person +307.2%
2005 4.58 kg per person -55.5%
2006 4.44 kg per person -3.1%
2007 4.15 kg per person -6.5%
2008 5.58 kg per person +34.4%
2009 1.54 kg per person -72.4%
2010 1.58 kg per person +2.4%
2011 2.86 kg per person +81.2%
2012 4.25 kg per person +48.5%
2013 4.39 kg per person +3.3%
2014 2.41 kg per person -45.2%
2015 1.46 kg per person -39.4%
2016 1.01 kg per person -31.0%
2017 1.93 kg per person +92.4%
2018 0.82 kg per person -57.6%
2019 0.5253 kg per person -35.9%
2020 0.6219 kg per person +18.4%
2021 0.3821 kg per person -38.6%
2022 0.6532 kg per person +70.9%
2023 0.499 kg per person -23.6%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 0.499 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 5% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 0.499 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.91 kg per person, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +307.2% 2.53 kg per person 10.31 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.7 kg per person 7.68 kg per person 19.55 kg per person 9
1970s 7.24 kg per person 4.78 kg per person 10.02 kg per person 10
1980s 6.35 kg per person 4.93 kg per person 7.93 kg per person 10
1990s 6.54 kg per person 5.73 kg per person 7.63 kg per person 10
2000s 4.91 kg per person 1.54 kg per person 10.31 kg per person 10
2010s 2.12 kg per person 0.5253 kg per person 4.39 kg per person 10
2020s 0.5391 kg per person 0.3821 kg per person 0.6532 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 134 Liberia 0.5314 kg per person compare
  2. 135 Burundi 0.5032 kg per person compare
  3. 136 Kuwait 0.4996 kg per person compare
  4. 138 Angola 0.4933 kg per person compare
  5. 139 Cuba 0.478 kg per person compare
  6. 140 Madagascar 0.4697 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Barbados?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Barbados was 0.499 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 19.55 kg per person in 1962.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3821 kg per person in 2021.
How does Barbados rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Barbados ranks 137th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.