All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Uruguay
Uruguay: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 3,456 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3,456 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
22nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
4,304 kg per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
3,330 kg per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 3,456 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Uruguay peaked at 4,304 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3,330 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 22nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,756 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3,762 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 3,734 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 3,735 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,604 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 3,684 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 3,644 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 3,668 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 3,818 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 3,553 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 3,432 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 3,402 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 3,567 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 3,687 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 3,903 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 3,687 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 3,649 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 3,635 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 3,775 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 4,184 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 4,276 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 4,222 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 3,873 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 3,733 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 3,840 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 3,978 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 4,169 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 4,304 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 4,116 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 3,971 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 4,136 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 4,184 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4,204 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 4,134 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 4,054 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 4,078 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3,966 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3,805 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 3,691 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 3,565 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 3,566 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,585 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,640 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,680 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3,769 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 3,920 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 3,819 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3,832 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,724 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 3,511 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 3,506 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,459 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3,490 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3,506 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,509 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,514 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,452 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3,373 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3,395 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,330 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3,479 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 3,398 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 3,456 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 3,456 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 3,456 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,578 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,712 kg per square kilometre | 3,604 kg per square kilometre | 3,818 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,629 kg per square kilometre | 3,402 kg per square kilometre | 3,903 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,069 kg per square kilometre | 3,733 kg per square kilometre | 4,304 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,022 kg per square kilometre | 3,691 kg per square kilometre | 4,204 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,710 kg per square kilometre | 3,565 kg per square kilometre | 3,920 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,471 kg per square kilometre | 3,373 kg per square kilometre | 3,514 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,416 kg per square kilometre | 3,330 kg per square kilometre | 3,479 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 19 India 4,168 kg per square kilometre compare
- 20 Mauritius 3,620 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 3,484 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Switzerland 3,445 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Nigeria 3,429 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Kenya 3,394 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Uruguay?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Uruguay was 3,456 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4,304 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,330 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.