All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 319.3 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Puerto Rico stood at 319.3 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Puerto Rico peaked at 876.43 kg per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 289.08 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 72nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 595.9 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 618.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 632.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 642.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 628.83 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 643.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 636.92 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 644.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 657.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 669.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 685.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 696.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 716.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 706.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 715.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 734.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 748.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 733.54 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 693.89 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 643.58 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 655.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 707.69 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 753.72 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 776.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 827.33 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 843.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 745.17 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 808.67 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 841.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 865.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 876.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 651.14 kg per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1993 | 651.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 652.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 567.51 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 565.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 588.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 583.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 580.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 587.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 594.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 601.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 594.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 541.89 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 544.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 517.73 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 497.59 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 479.44 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 460.14 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 441.8 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 421.66 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 393.1 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 392.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 384.24 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 375.76 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 366.4 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 357.65 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 347.91 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 332.31 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 344.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 340.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 289.08 kg per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 319.3 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 319.3 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 194.09 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 319.3 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 394.85 kg per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -25.7% | 876.43 kg per square kilometre | 651.14 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 633.38 kg per square kilometre | 595.9 kg per square kilometre | 657.29 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 710.13 kg per square kilometre | 669.85 kg per square kilometre | 748.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 760.41 kg per square kilometre | 643.58 kg per square kilometre | 843.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 658.28 kg per square kilometre | 565.79 kg per square kilometre | 876.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 541.95 kg per square kilometre | 460.14 kg per square kilometre | 601.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 381.33 kg per square kilometre | 332.31 kg per square kilometre | 441.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 323.38 kg per square kilometre | 289.08 kg per square kilometre | 344.79 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 69 Honduras 338.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 70 Mexico 333.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 71 Sierra Leone 326.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 310.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 74 Niger 303.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Singapore 294.74 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Puerto Rico?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Puerto Rico was 319.3 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 876.43 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 289.08 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Puerto Rico ranks 72nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.