All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ecuador
Ecuador: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1,090 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,090 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
99th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1,491 kg per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
475.11 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1,090 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ecuador peaked at 1,491 kg per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 475.11 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 99th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 475.11 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 514.36 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 542.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 545.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 566.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 614.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 628.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 647.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 659.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 671.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 668.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 683.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 700.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 721.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 741.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 746.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 770.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 796.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 831.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 872.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 895.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 911.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 907.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 972.61 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 923.63 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 907.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 928.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 970.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 1,026 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 1,120 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 1,159 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1,189 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,226 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1,233 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,295 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1,364 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1,491 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 1,464 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,260 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 1,424 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 1,385 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,392 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,345 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1,352 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,248 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1,316 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1,402 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1,472 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,436 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,384 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1,397 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,314 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 1,188 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1,159 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,156 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,132 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,199 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1,202 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,156 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1,103 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 1,090 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,090 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,228 kg per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1,090 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,578 kg per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 577 kg per square kilometre | 475.11 kg per square kilometre | 659.22 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 733.2 kg per square kilometre | 668.4 kg per square kilometre | 831.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 931.54 kg per square kilometre | 872.05 kg per square kilometre | 1,026 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,262 kg per square kilometre | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | 1,491 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,350 kg per square kilometre | 1,248 kg per square kilometre | 1,424 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | 1,132 kg per square kilometre | 1,472 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,138 kg per square kilometre | 1,090 kg per square kilometre | 1,202 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 96 Mali 1,208 kg per square kilometre compare
- 97 Sierra Leone 1,196 kg per square kilometre compare
- 98 Panama 1,176 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Niger 1,050 kg per square kilometre compare
- 101 Myanmar 1,050 kg per square kilometre compare
- 102 Sao Tome and Principe 1,040 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ecuador?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ecuador was 1,090 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,491 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 475.11 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Ecuador ranks 99th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure 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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.