All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Latvia
Latvia: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 532.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Latvia stood at 532.84 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Latvia peaked at 1,947 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 532.76 kg per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Latvia 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,947 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 1,608 kg per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 1,026 kg per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 1995 | 882.2 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 863.1 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 801.85 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 753.23 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 693.21 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 609.74 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 597.85 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 626.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 632.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 607.56 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 599.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 609.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 600.96 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 620.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 591.6 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 586.98 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 592.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 587.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 598.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 612.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 620.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 614.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 605.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 538.58 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 532.76 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 577.17 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 573.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 563.89 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 532.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 532.84 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 532.84 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -36.2% | 1,608 kg per square kilometre | 1,026 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,072 kg per square kilometre | 693.21 kg per square kilometre | 1,947 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 609.65 kg per square kilometre | 591.6 kg per square kilometre | 632.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 588.93 kg per square kilometre | 532.76 kg per square kilometre | 620.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 561.84 kg per square kilometre | 532.84 kg per square kilometre | 577.17 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 131 Vanuatu 564.76 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Malaysia 563 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Peru 558.9 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Ukraine 529.57 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Kiribati 522.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Central African Republic 509.23 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Latvia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Latvia was 532.84 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,947 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 532.76 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Latvia ranks 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.