Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 327.67 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Jamaica is 327.67 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Jamaica peaked at 1,477 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 243.63 kg per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places Jamaica 91st 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 606.92 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 565.93 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 673.41 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1964 | 950.42 kg per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1965 | 693.44 kg per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1966 | 471.19 kg per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1967 | 980.7 kg per square kilometre | +108.1% |
| 1968 | 923.36 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 923.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 848.57 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 890.77 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 1,219 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 738.69 kg per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1974 | 858.73 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 554.02 kg per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 1976 | 674.05 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1977 | 415.51 kg per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1978 | 595.01 kg per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1979 | 590.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 818.56 kg per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1981 | 943.12 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 314.5 kg per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 614.59 kg per square kilometre | +95.4% |
| 1984 | 812.56 kg per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1985 | 544.78 kg per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1986 | 609.42 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 1,108 kg per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 1988 | 1,477 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 1,477 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 683.29 kg per square kilometre | -53.8% |
| 1991 | 849.49 kg per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 387.81 kg per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1993 | 554.02 kg per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 757.16 kg per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1995 | 747.92 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 747.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 832.87 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 822.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 850.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 914.13 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 779.32 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 757.99 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 900.46 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 907.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 592.52 kg per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2006 | 447.28 kg per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 412.83 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 406.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 415.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 445.61 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 436.66 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 587.44 kg per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 443.36 kg per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 446.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 243.63 kg per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2016 | 289.31 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 346.99 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 571.76 kg per square kilometre | +64.8% |
| 2019 | 441.29 kg per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 359.05 kg per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 359.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 344.93 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 327.67 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 327.67 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.22 kg per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 327.67 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)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 754.3 kg per square kilometre | 471.19 kg per square kilometre | 980.7 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 738.42 kg per square kilometre | 415.51 kg per square kilometre | 1,219 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 872.03 kg per square kilometre | 314.5 kg per square kilometre | 1,477 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 723.32 kg per square kilometre | 387.81 kg per square kilometre | 850.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 653.46 kg per square kilometre | 406.56 kg per square kilometre | 914.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 425.31 kg per square kilometre | 243.63 kg per square kilometre | 587.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 347.68 kg per square kilometre | 327.67 kg per square kilometre | 359.05 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Jamaica?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Jamaica was 327.67 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,477 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 243.63 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Jamaica ranks 91st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.