Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 702.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
702.46 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
69th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1,001 kg per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
267.74 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador stood at 702.46 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 1,001 kg per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 267.74 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 69th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 267.74 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 292.35 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 319.71 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 319.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 335.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 376.88 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 384.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 397.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 403.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 409.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 397.28 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 401.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 406.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 412.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 420.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 434.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 457.67 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 467.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 479.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 502.56 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 523.49 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 533.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 534.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 581.78 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 590.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 599.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 618.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 641.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 676.08 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 707.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 729.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 754.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 777.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 800.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 809.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 840.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 879.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 938.49 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 943.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 821.61 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 898.86 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 927.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 920.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 942.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 915 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 932.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 875.98 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 909.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 961.6 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 979.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1,001 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 972.09 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 964.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 857.33 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 768.06 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 774.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 779.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 755.21 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 815.26 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 815.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 758.55 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 721.42 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 702.46 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 702.46 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 702.46 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 344.08 kg per square kilometre | 267.74 kg per square kilometre | 403.58 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 428.58 kg per square kilometre | 397.28 kg per square kilometre | 479.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 580.27 kg per square kilometre | 502.56 kg per square kilometre | 676.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 818.06 kg per square kilometre | 707.39 kg per square kilometre | 943.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 910.45 kg per square kilometre | 821.61 kg per square kilometre | 961.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 866.68 kg per square kilometre | 755.21 kg per square kilometre | 1,001 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 749.59 kg per square kilometre | 702.46 kg per square kilometre | 815.95 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador was 702.46 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,001 kg per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 267.74 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 69th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.