Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,200 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil is 1,200 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 1,200 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 295.27 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 40th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 295.27 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 304.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 314.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 324.67 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 336.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 348.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 359.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 370.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 383.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 395.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 412.17 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 433.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 444.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 472.55 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 487.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 533.66 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 565.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 563.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 576.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 629.74 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 643.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 650.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 653.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 672.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 676.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 697.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 714.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 734.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 758.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 773.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 801.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 813.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 815.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 830.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 846.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 817.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 835.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 844.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 851.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 878.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 911.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 956.96 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1,007 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1,053 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1,067 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,062 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,034 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,048 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,065 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,087 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,104 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,095 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,098 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,101 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,108 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,091 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,084 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,089 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,102 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,134 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,180 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1,200 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1,200 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1,200 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 337.49 kg per square kilometre | 295.27 kg per square kilometre | 383.16 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 488.67 kg per square kilometre | 395.92 kg per square kilometre | 576.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 683.09 kg per square kilometre | 629.74 kg per square kilometre | 758.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 823.02 kg per square kilometre | 773.82 kg per square kilometre | 851.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,008 kg per square kilometre | 878.75 kg per square kilometre | 1,067 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,097 kg per square kilometre | 1,084 kg per square kilometre | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,154 kg per square kilometre | 1,102 kg per square kilometre | 1,200 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil was 1,200 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,200 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 295.27 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure 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
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.