All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 74.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Puerto Rico is 74.23 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Puerto Rico peaked at 275.07 kg per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 74.23 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 60th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 222.25 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 222.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 231.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 232.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 219.41 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 223.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 218.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 229.29 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 230.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 234.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 238.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 245.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 253.56 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 237.86 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 245.35 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 262.42 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 272.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 275.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 254.89 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 231.94 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 232.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 239.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 258.02 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 259.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 143.78 kg per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 1986 | 139.52 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 135.22 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 134.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 138.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 140.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 131.8 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 129.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 129.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 129.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 133.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 129.78 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 129.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 135.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 127.59 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 129.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 124.56 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 120.13 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 109.65 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 111.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 108.55 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 108.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 106.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 101.64 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 97.59 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 91.72 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 90.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 89.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 86 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 83.36 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 83 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 84 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 82.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 80.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 79.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 80.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 77.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 74.81 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 74.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 74.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.06 kg per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 74.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.63 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -44.5% | 259.16 kg per square kilometre | 143.78 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225.7 kg per square kilometre | 218.7 kg per square kilometre | 232.86 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 252.04 kg per square kilometre | 234.53 kg per square kilometre | 275.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 191.29 kg per square kilometre | 134.22 kg per square kilometre | 259.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 131.56 kg per square kilometre | 127.59 kg per square kilometre | 140.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.81 kg per square kilometre | 97.59 kg per square kilometre | 129.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.13 kg per square kilometre | 79.51 kg per square kilometre | 91.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.76 kg per square kilometre | 74.23 kg per square kilometre | 80.68 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 57 Indonesia 87.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 58 Greece 87.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 59 India 80.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 69.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 62 Burundi 65.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 63 Cyprus 60.94 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Puerto Rico?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Puerto Rico was 74.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 275.07 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Puerto Rico ranks 60th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.