Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Barbados
Barbados: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 327.65 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Barbados stood at 327.65 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and down 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Barbados peaked at 10,693 kg per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 250.74 kg per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Barbados 92nd 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,860 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10,693 kg per square kilometre | +82.5% |
| 1963 | 8,788 kg per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1964 | 9,881 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 8,214 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1966 | 7,526 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 8,033 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 5,744 kg per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1969 | 4,453 kg per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1970 | 5,814 kg per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1971 | 3,721 kg per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1972 | 5,023 kg per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1973 | 5,093 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 1975 | 2,791 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 4,458 kg per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 1977 | 3,419 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1978 | 4,419 kg per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1979 | 3,953 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 4,186 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 4,651 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 4,651 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,709 kg per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1984 | 3,798 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 2,933 kg per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1986 | 3,256 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,651 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 4,651 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,651 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,186 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 4,186 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,186 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,186 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,365 kg per square kilometre | -67.4% |
| 2003 | 1,565 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 6,409 kg per square kilometre | +309.5% |
| 2005 | 2,865 kg per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 2006 | 2,791 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 2,621 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 3,542 kg per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2009 | 983.72 kg per square kilometre | -72.2% |
| 2010 | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1,840 kg per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 2012 | 2,740 kg per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 2013 | 2,837 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,559 kg per square kilometre | -45.1% |
| 2015 | 946.14 kg per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 2016 | 653.83 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 1,260 kg per square kilometre | +92.8% |
| 2018 | 535.31 kg per square kilometre | -57.5% |
| 2019 | 343.54 kg per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2020 | 407.4 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 250.74 kg per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 428.84 kg per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 2023 | 327.65 kg per square kilometre | -23.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 327.65 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 327.65 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 335.11 kg per square kilometre, 98% 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +309.5% | 1,565 kg per square kilometre | 6,409 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,688 kg per square kilometre | 4,453 kg per square kilometre | 10,693 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,218 kg per square kilometre | 2,791 kg per square kilometre | 5,814 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,765 kg per square kilometre | 2,933 kg per square kilometre | 4,651 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,977 kg per square kilometre | 3,488 kg per square kilometre | 4,651 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,051 kg per square kilometre | 983.72 kg per square kilometre | 6,409 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | 343.54 kg per square kilometre | 2,837 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 353.66 kg per square kilometre | 250.74 kg per square kilometre | 428.84 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More climate change data for Barbados
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 65.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2456 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.4396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0302 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Barbados?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Barbados was 327.65 kg per square kilometre 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 10,693 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 250.74 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Barbados ranks 92nd 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 88.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.