Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1.73 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Saint Lucia is 1.73 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Saint Lucia peaked at 21.5 kg per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0889 kg per person, in 2008.
That places Saint Lucia 111th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.14 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.12 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 2.09 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 2.07 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 3.08 kg per person | +48.5% |
| 1966 | 4.06 kg per person | +32.0% |
| 1967 | 6.03 kg per person | +48.4% |
| 1968 | 7.95 kg per person | +31.8% |
| 1969 | 9.82 kg per person | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 11.63 kg per person | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 11.48 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 12.26 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 13.95 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 13.75 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 14.45 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 14.23 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 17.52 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 1978 | 9.23 kg per person | -47.3% |
| 1979 | 11.67 kg per person | +26.5% |
| 1980 | 6 kg per person | -48.6% |
| 1981 | 7.84 kg per person | +30.6% |
| 1982 | 11.48 kg per person | +46.4% |
| 1983 | 9.74 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 12.09 kg per person | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 13.24 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 11.43 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 11.26 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 11.11 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 21.43 kg per person | +92.8% |
| 1990 | 17.23 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 21.5 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 20.22 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 12.95 kg per person | -36.0% |
| 1994 | 3.65 kg per person | -71.8% |
| 1995 | 1.23 kg per person | -66.4% |
| 1996 | 1.47 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 0.527 kg per person | -64.0% |
| 1998 | 6.05 kg per person | +1048.5% |
| 1999 | 4.9 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 5.79 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 1.09 kg per person | -81.1% |
| 2003 | 2.94 kg per person | +168.7% |
| 2004 | 1.26 kg per person | -57.2% |
| 2005 | 1.77 kg per person | +41.0% |
| 2006 | 1.47 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2609 kg per person | -82.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0889 kg per person | -65.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5416 kg per person | +509.5% |
| 2010 | 1.47 kg per person | +172.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9022 kg per person | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 1.83 kg per person | +103.2% |
| 2013 | 1.18 kg per person | -35.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3 kg per person | +94.5% |
| 2015 | 2.45 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.61 kg per person | -34.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7132 kg per person | -55.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 kg per person | +51.5% |
| 2019 | 1.56 kg per person | +44.0% |
| 2020 | 1.73 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 1.74 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.74 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.73 kg per person | -0.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.73 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 kg per person, 29% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.73 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.91 kg per person, 29% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 0.527 kg per person | 6.05 kg per person |
| 2009 | +509.5% | 0.0889 kg per person | 0.5416 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.37 kg per person | 2.07 kg per person | 9.82 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.02 kg per person | 9.23 kg per person | 17.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.56 kg per person | 6 kg per person | 21.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.97 kg per person | 0.527 kg per person | 21.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 kg per person | 0.0889 kg per person | 5.79 kg per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.51 kg per person | 0.7132 kg per person | 2.45 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | 1.74 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Saint Lucia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Saint Lucia was 1.73 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5 kg per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0889 kg per person in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 111th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — 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.