All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1,562 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Puerto Rico is 1,562 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.0% 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 Puerto Rico peaked at 4,218 kg per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1,459 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 73rd out of 170 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.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,241 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3,330 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 3,427 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 3,449 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 3,347 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 3,434 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 3,394 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 3,471 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 3,540 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 3,597 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 3,689 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 3,774 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 3,885 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 3,781 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 3,881 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 4,064 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 4,218 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 4,132 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 3,885 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 3,602 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 3,662 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 3,834 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 4,050 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 4,137 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 3,832 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 3,871 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 3,541 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 3,794 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 3,912 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 4,022 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 4,056 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3,278 kg per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 3,280 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,286 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3,021 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 2,974 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 3,020 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 2,989 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 2,954 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,953 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,942 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,935 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,810 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2,606 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 2,668 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,552 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2,471 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,384 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2,297 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2,205 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2,127 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 2,037 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 2,002 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,958 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,926 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,894 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,853 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,800 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1,717 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1,745 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,688 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1,459 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 1,562 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1,562 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1,562 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,578 kg per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,404 kg per square kilometre | 3,241 kg per square kilometre | 3,540 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,891 kg per square kilometre | 3,597 kg per square kilometre | 4,218 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,823 kg per square kilometre | 3,541 kg per square kilometre | 4,137 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,288 kg per square kilometre | 2,954 kg per square kilometre | 4,056 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,662 kg per square kilometre | 2,297 kg per square kilometre | 2,953 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,952 kg per square kilometre | 1,717 kg per square kilometre | 2,205 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,614 kg per square kilometre | 1,459 kg per square kilometre | 1,745 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % 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 -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Puerto Rico?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Puerto Rico was 1,562 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,218 kg per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,459 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Puerto Rico ranks 73rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.