All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 0.5893 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Puerto Rico stood at 0.5893 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.49 kg per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.5309 kg per person, in 2022.
Puerto Rico ranks 142nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.47 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.49 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 1.49 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.49 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.43 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 1.45 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.42 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.43 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.45 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.46 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.47 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.46 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.47 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.42 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.41 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.43 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.43 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.39 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.3 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 1.19 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 1.2 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.28 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 1.35 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.37 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.45 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 1.46 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.28 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 1.38 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 1.42 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.45 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.45 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.07 kg per person | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.06 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9112 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8983 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9251 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9132 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9032 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9117 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9208 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9301 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9184 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8373 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8432 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8046 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7778 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7538 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7275 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7015 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6751 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6349 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.639 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6338 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6285 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6225 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6201 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6252 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.595 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6213 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6169 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5309 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5893 kg per person | +11.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.5893 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9719 kg per person, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.5893 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.1 kg per person, 28% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises 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 | -26.2% | 1.45 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.46 kg per person | 1.42 kg per person | 1.49 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.42 kg per person | 1.3 kg per person | 1.47 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 1.46 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.8983 kg per person | 1.45 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8425 kg per person | 0.7275 kg per person | 0.9301 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6376 kg per person | 0.595 kg per person | 0.7015 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5896 kg per person | 0.5309 kg per person | 0.6213 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 volatilises (n content) in Puerto Rico?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Puerto Rico was 0.5893 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 kg per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5309 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 volatilises (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.