All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 8.65 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Jamaica stood at 8.65 kg per person.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 13.85 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.5 kg per person, in 2015.
That places Jamaica 129th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.85 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 13.7 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 13.05 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 12.36 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 12.29 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 12.51 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 12.59 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 12.04 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 11.91 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 12.24 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 12.13 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 11.63 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 11.56 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 11.43 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 11.52 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 11.55 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 11.64 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 11.33 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 11.44 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 11.72 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 11.39 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 11.57 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 12.31 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 12.64 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 11.9 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 12.43 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 12.52 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 12.04 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 11.95 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 12.86 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 12.55 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 13.37 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 13.18 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 12.77 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 12.7 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 12.39 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 12.05 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 11.88 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 12.08 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 12.05 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.15 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.87 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.27 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 11.67 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 11.72 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.19 kg per person | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 8.63 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 8.87 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 8.67 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.54 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.52 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.73 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 8.68 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.63 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.5 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 8.58 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.56 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.59 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.6 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.67 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.67 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.61 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 8.65 kg per person | +0.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 8.65 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3 kg per person, 57% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 8.65 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.95 kg per person, 58% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.7 kg per person | 11.91 kg per person | 13.85 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.65 kg per person | 11.33 kg per person | 12.24 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.05 kg per person | 11.39 kg per person | 12.64 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.58 kg per person | 11.88 kg per person | 13.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.71 kg per person | 8.63 kg per person | 12.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.59 kg per person | 8.5 kg per person | 8.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.65 kg per person | 8.61 kg per person | 8.67 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Jamaica?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Jamaica was 8.65 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.85 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 129th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.