All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Jamaica
Jamaica: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 2,268 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,268 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
49th
of 170 countries
All-time high
3,010 kg per square kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
1,992 kg per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Jamaica stood at 2,268 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Jamaica peaked at 3,010 kg per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,992 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.
Jamaica ranks 49th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,140 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,147 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 2,075 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 1,992 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 2,007 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 2,069 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 2,108 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 2,038 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 2,041 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 2,123 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 2,133 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 2,074 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 2,093 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 2,102 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 2,148 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 2,182 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 2,225 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 2,192 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 2,239 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 2,321 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 2,286 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 2,355 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 2,540 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 2,644 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 2,517 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 2,654 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 2,693 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 2,608 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 2,606 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 2,825 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 2,782 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 2,993 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 2,982 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,918 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2,932 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2,888 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,836 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 2,818 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 2,889 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2,902 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,943 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2,895 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 3,010 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2,880 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2,909 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,293 kg per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 2,163 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2,232 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2,190 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,167 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,171 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,236 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2,232 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,226 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,198 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,226 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,226 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,238 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,241 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,266 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,272 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,257 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,268 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2,268 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,228 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2,268 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,578 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,068 kg per square kilometre | 1,992 kg per square kilometre | 2,147 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,151 kg per square kilometre | 2,074 kg per square kilometre | 2,239 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,522 kg per square kilometre | 2,286 kg per square kilometre | 2,693 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,886 kg per square kilometre | 2,782 kg per square kilometre | 2,993 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,642 kg per square kilometre | 2,163 kg per square kilometre | 3,010 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,216 kg per square kilometre | 2,167 kg per square kilometre | 2,241 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,266 kg per square kilometre | 2,257 kg per square kilometre | 2,272 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 46 Gambia 2,303 kg per square kilometre compare
- 47 Albania 2,287 kg per square kilometre compare
- 48 Senegal 2,284 kg per square kilometre compare
- 50 Singapore 2,189 kg per square kilometre compare
- 51 Italy 2,166 kg per square kilometre compare
- 52 Antigua and Barbuda 2,150 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Jamaica?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Jamaica was 2,268 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,010 kg per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,992 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Jamaica rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Jamaica ranks 49th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.