Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 3.38 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 3.38 kg per person.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 9.99 kg per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 3.09 kg per person, in 2022.
Puerto Rico ranks 116th of 167 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.81 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 9.91 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 9.99 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 9.98 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 9.47 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 9.53 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 9.33 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 9.48 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 9.55 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 9.63 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 9.68 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 9.66 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 9.73 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 9.21 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 9.14 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 9.3 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 9.31 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9.16 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 8.46 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 7.63 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 7.65 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 8.22 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 8.78 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 8.91 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 7.88 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1986 | 7.89 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 6.86 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 7.25 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 7.51 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 7.64 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 7.48 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 5.53 kg per person | -26.0% |
| 1993 | 5.48 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 5.43 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 4.73 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 4.71 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.86 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 4.92 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 4.78 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.88 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.9 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.92 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.11 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.78 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 4.65 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 4.46 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.32 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.15 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 3.98 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.79 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 3.65 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.41 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 3.44 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.41 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.39 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.4 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.45 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.32 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.49 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 3.48 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.09 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 3.38 kg per person | +9.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 3.38 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.84 kg per person, 49% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 3.38 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.74 kg per person, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 | -26.0% | 7.48 kg per person | 5.53 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.67 kg per person | 9.33 kg per person | 9.99 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.33 kg per person | 8.46 kg per person | 9.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.86 kg per person | 6.86 kg per person | 8.91 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.56 kg per person | 4.71 kg per person | 7.64 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.62 kg per person | 3.98 kg per person | 5.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 kg per person | 3.32 kg per person | 3.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 kg per person | 3.09 kg per person | 3.49 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico was 3.38 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 9.99 kg per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 116th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.