All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Latvia
Latvia: All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre was 296.59 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Latvia stood at 296.59 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Latvia peaked at 1,052 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 272.85 kg per square kilometre, in 2019.
Latvia ranks 80th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,052 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 854.37 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 544.5 kg per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1995 | 471.27 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 465.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 431.85 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 407.01 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 375.59 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 333.18 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 325.53 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 342.88 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 348.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 334.21 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 329.9 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 335.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 332.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 341.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 323.55 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 321.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 325.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 320.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 326.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 334.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 336.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 331.76 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 327.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 274.65 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 272.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 317.95 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 317.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 311.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 296.59 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 296.59 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 454.28 kg per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 296.59 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 473.33 kg per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre 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 | -36.3% | 854.37 kg per square kilometre | 544.5 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 575.29 kg per square kilometre | 375.59 kg per square kilometre | 1,052 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 334.64 kg per square kilometre | 323.55 kg per square kilometre | 348.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 317.21 kg per square kilometre | 272.85 kg per square kilometre | 336.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 310.97 kg per square kilometre | 296.59 kg per square kilometre | 317.95 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 77 Cambodia 310.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 78 Qatar 305.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 79 Colombia 298.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 81 Seychelles 296.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 82 Bulgaria 285.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 285.08 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Latvia?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Latvia was 296.59 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,052 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 272.85 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Latvia ranks 80th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.