Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.6783 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.6783 kg per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 6.9 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.4723 kg per person, in 2001.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 130th out of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.48 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.41 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 3.35 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 3.29 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 3.58 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 4.04 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 5.23 kg per person | +29.3% |
| 1968 | 5.16 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 5.1 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 5.75 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 5.98 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 6.9 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 6.81 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 5.25 kg per person | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 4.12 kg per person | -21.5% |
| 1976 | 4.22 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 4.23 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.45 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 4.22 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 3.46 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 2.48 kg per person | -28.2% |
| 1982 | 2.96 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 1983 | 3.36 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 4.26 kg per person | +26.8% |
| 1985 | 4.63 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 2.91 kg per person | -37.2% |
| 1987 | 2.63 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 1.07 kg per person | -59.4% |
| 1989 | 1.21 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 4.39 kg per person | +263.6% |
| 1991 | 4.67 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 5.5 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 2.34 kg per person | -57.4% |
| 1994 | 2.33 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.32 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.61 kg per person | +99.1% |
| 1997 | 4.59 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3.82 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 3.73 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.51 kg per person | +48.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4723 kg per person | -91.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1 kg per person | +345.1% |
| 2003 | 2.09 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.94 kg per person | +88.3% |
| 2005 | 4.09 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 4.08 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.07 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.74 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 3.97 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 3.87 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.77 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.49 kg per person | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 4.48 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.83 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 4.82 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7497 kg per person | -84.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9872 kg per person | +31.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9969 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9608 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8286 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6791 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6783 kg per person | -0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.6783 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 7% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.6783 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.91 kg per person, 11% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +345.1% | 0.4723 kg per person | 2.1 kg per person |
| 1990 | +263.6% | 1.21 kg per person | 4.39 kg per person |
| 1996 | +99.1% | 2.32 kg per person | 4.61 kg per person |
| 2001 | -91.4% | 5.51 kg per person | 0.4723 kg per person |
| 2004 | +88.3% | 2.09 kg per person | 3.94 kg per person |
| 2017 | -84.4% | 4.8 kg per person | 0.7497 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.07 kg per person | 3.29 kg per person | 5.23 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.19 kg per person | 4.12 kg per person | 6.9 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 4.63 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 kg per person | 2.32 kg per person | 5.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 kg per person | 0.4723 kg per person | 5.51 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 kg per person | 0.7497 kg per person | 4.83 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7867 kg per person | 0.6783 kg per person | 0.9608 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 127 Afghanistan 0.8617 kg per person compare
- 128 Bhutan 0.8171 kg per person compare
- 129 French Polynesia 0.7059 kg per person compare
- 131 Tonga 0.6443 kg per person compare
- 132 Qatar 0.5863 kg per person compare
- 133 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5767 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.07 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 292.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 171.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.6783 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4723 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 130th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.