All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches in Uruguay

Uruguay: All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches was 3.68 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.68 kg per person
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
6th
of 170 countries
All-time high
3.83 kg per person
in 1998
All-time low
2.62 kg per person
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023

All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Uruguay, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Uruguay stood at 3.68 kg per person.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Uruguay peaked at 3.83 kg per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.62 kg per person, in 1967.

That places Uruguay 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Uruguay, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 3.45 kg per person —
1962 3.42 kg per person -0.8%
1963 3.41 kg per person -0.4%
1964 3.26 kg per person -4.5%
1965 3.25 kg per person -0.3%
1966 2.92 kg per person -10.1%
1967 2.62 kg per person -10.1%
1968 2.78 kg per person +6.0%
1969 3 kg per person +7.7%
1970 2.98 kg per person -0.4%
1971 2.82 kg per person -5.6%
1972 2.81 kg per person -0.1%
1973 2.74 kg per person -2.5%
1974 2.96 kg per person +7.8%
1975 2.82 kg per person -4.5%
1976 2.71 kg per person -4.0%
1977 2.81 kg per person +3.7%
1978 2.72 kg per person -3.2%
1979 2.77 kg per person +1.8%
1980 3.13 kg per person +12.9%
1981 3.27 kg per person +4.6%
1982 3.3 kg per person +0.9%
1983 3.15 kg per person -4.7%
1984 2.92 kg per person -7.3%
1985 2.91 kg per person -0.3%
1986 3.02 kg per person +3.8%
1987 3.1 kg per person +2.7%
1988 2.97 kg per person -4.1%
1989 2.97 kg per person -0.2%
1990 2.94 kg per person -0.8%
1991 2.94 kg per person -0.2%
1992 2.97 kg per person +1.0%
1993 3.17 kg per person +6.7%
1994 3.23 kg per person +1.9%
1995 3.33 kg per person +3.1%
1996 3.44 kg per person +3.2%
1997 3.53 kg per person +2.6%
1998 3.83 kg per person +8.7%
1999 3.81 kg per person -0.5%
2000 3.27 kg per person -14.2%
2001 3.32 kg per person +1.5%
2002 3.3 kg per person -0.7%
2003 3.31 kg per person +0.3%
2004 3.29 kg per person -0.4%
2005 3.54 kg per person +7.3%
2006 3.62 kg per person +2.3%
2007 3.42 kg per person -5.5%
2008 3.46 kg per person +1.2%
2009 3.31 kg per person -4.3%
2010 3.45 kg per person +4.2%
2011 3.56 kg per person +3.3%
2012 3.42 kg per person -4.1%
2013 3.54 kg per person +3.5%
2014 3.45 kg per person -2.5%
2015 3.82 kg per person +10.8%
2016 3.7 kg per person -3.1%
2017 3.62 kg per person -2.3%
2018 3.57 kg per person -1.3%
2019 3.76 kg per person +5.5%
2020 3.73 kg per person -0.8%
2021 3.64 kg per person -2.5%
2022 3.6 kg per person -1.1%
2023 3.68 kg per person +2.2%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 3.68 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 3.68 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23 kg per person, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.12 kg per person 2.62 kg per person 3.45 kg per person 9
1970s 2.81 kg per person 2.71 kg per person 2.98 kg per person 10
1980s 3.07 kg per person 2.91 kg per person 3.3 kg per person 10
1990s 3.32 kg per person 2.94 kg per person 3.83 kg per person 10
2000s 3.38 kg per person 3.27 kg per person 3.62 kg per person 10
2010s 3.59 kg per person 3.42 kg per person 3.82 kg per person 10
2020s 3.66 kg per person 3.6 kg per person 3.73 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 3 Denmark 7.73 kg per person compare
  2. 4 Belarus 6.97 kg per person compare
  3. 5 New Zealand 3.83 kg per person compare
  4. 7 Turkmenistan 3.56 kg per person compare
  5. 8 Belgium 3.52 kg per person compare
  6. 9 Tuvalu 3.45 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Uruguay?
All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Uruguay was 3.68 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 3.83 kg per person in 1998.
What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.62 kg per person in 1967.
How does Uruguay rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
Uruguay ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 9,878 data points, 1961–2023
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All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.