All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches was 2.83 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.83 million kg
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
146th
of 195 countries
All-time high
7.77 million kg
in 1991
All-time low
2.56 million kg
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches in Puerto Rico stood at 2.83 million kg.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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 in Puerto Rico peaked at 7.77 million kg in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.56 million kg, in 2022.

Puerto Rico ranks 146th of 195 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 5.29 million kg
1962 5.49 million kg +3.9%
1963 5.61 million kg +2.2%
1964 5.70 million kg +1.6%
1965 5.58 million kg -2.1%
1966 5.71 million kg +2.3%
1967 5.65 million kg -1.0%
1968 5.71 million kg +1.1%
1969 5.83 million kg +2.0%
1970 5.94 million kg +1.9%
1971 6.08 million kg +2.4%
1972 6.18 million kg +1.6%
1973 6.35 million kg +2.7%
1974 6.27 million kg -1.3%
1975 6.35 million kg +1.2%
1976 6.52 million kg +2.7%
1977 6.64 million kg +1.8%
1978 6.51 million kg -2.0%
1979 6.15 million kg -5.4%
1980 5.71 million kg -7.3%
1981 5.82 million kg +1.9%
1982 6.28 million kg +7.9%
1983 6.69 million kg +6.5%
1984 6.89 million kg +3.0%
1985 7.34 million kg +6.5%
1986 7.49 million kg +2.0%
1987 6.61 million kg -11.7%
1988 7.17 million kg +8.5%
1989 7.46 million kg +4.1%
1990 7.68 million kg +2.9%
1991 7.77 million kg +1.2%
1992 5.78 million kg -25.7%
1993 5.78 million kg +0.0%
1994 5.79 million kg +0.1%
1995 5.03 million kg -13.0%
1996 5.02 million kg -0.3%
1997 5.22 million kg +3.9%
1998 5.18 million kg -0.7%
1999 5.15 million kg -0.6%
2000 5.21 million kg +1.2%
2001 5.27 million kg +1.2%
2002 5.33 million kg +1.1%
2003 5.27 million kg -1.2%
2004 4.81 million kg -8.8%
2005 4.83 million kg +0.6%
2006 4.59 million kg -5.0%
2007 4.41 million kg -3.9%
2008 4.25 million kg -3.6%
2009 4.08 million kg -4.0%
2010 3.92 million kg -4.0%
2011 3.74 million kg -4.6%
2012 3.49 million kg -6.8%
2013 3.48 million kg -0.2%
2014 3.41 million kg -2.1%
2015 3.33 million kg -2.2%
2016 3.25 million kg -2.5%
2017 3.17 million kg -2.4%
2018 3.09 million kg -2.7%
2019 2.95 million kg -4.5%
2020 3.06 million kg +3.8%
2021 3.02 million kg -1.3%
2022 2.56 million kg -15.1%
2023 2.83 million kg +10.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.62 million kg 5.29 million kg 5.83 million kg 9
1970s 6.30 million kg 5.94 million kg 6.64 million kg 10
1980s 6.74 million kg 5.71 million kg 7.49 million kg 10
1990s 5.84 million kg 5.02 million kg 7.77 million kg 10
2000s 4.81 million kg 4.08 million kg 5.33 million kg 10
2010s 3.38 million kg 2.95 million kg 3.92 million kg 10
2020s 2.87 million kg 2.56 million kg 3.06 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 143 North Macedonia 3.70 million kg compare
  2. 144 Guyana 3.40 million kg compare
  3. 145 Slovenia 2.96 million kg compare
  4. 147 Trinidad and Tobago 2.53 million kg compare
  5. 148 Latvia 2.43 million kg compare
  6. 149 Slovak Republic 2.40 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches in Puerto Rico?
All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches in Puerto Rico was 2.83 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 7.77 million kg in 1991.
What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 2.56 million kg in 2022.
How does Puerto Rico rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches?
Puerto Rico ranks 146th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).