All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 3,178 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay stood at 3,178 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 4,094 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3,044 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 14th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,554 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3,558 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 3,529 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 3,537 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 3,404 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 3,504 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 3,482 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 3,494 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 3,629 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 3,363 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 3,253 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 3,222 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 3,391 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 3,496 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 3,720 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 3,511 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 3,464 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 3,455 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 3,590 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 3,972 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 4,053 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 3,995 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 3,656 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 3,530 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 3,637 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 3,766 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 3,950 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 4,094 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 3,904 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 3,760 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 3,923 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 3,969 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3,973 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,898 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 3,808 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 3,823 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3,703 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 3,517 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 3,404 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 3,319 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3,316 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,337 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3,390 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 3,431 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3,501 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3,645 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3,561 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,570 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,473 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3,248 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 3,233 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3,198 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 3,218 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,239 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3,218 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3,231 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3,173 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3,097 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3,106 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,044 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3,202 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 3,125 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 3,178 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 3,178 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 646.98 kg per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 3,178 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,316 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,521 kg per square kilometre | 3,404 kg per square kilometre | 3,629 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,447 kg per square kilometre | 3,222 kg per square kilometre | 3,720 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,856 kg per square kilometre | 3,530 kg per square kilometre | 4,094 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,778 kg per square kilometre | 3,404 kg per square kilometre | 3,973 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,454 kg per square kilometre | 3,316 kg per square kilometre | 3,645 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,196 kg per square kilometre | 3,097 kg per square kilometre | 3,248 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,137 kg per square kilometre | 3,044 kg per square kilometre | 3,202 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- All animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay was 3,178 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4,094 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,044 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.