Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,764 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 1,764 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 1,764 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 501.02 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 501.02 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 517.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 539.23 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 550.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 563.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 561.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 534.11 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 583.23 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 601.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 621.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 676.92 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 737.51 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 723.1 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 676.53 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 658.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 557.79 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1977 | 624.37 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 661.85 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 686.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 840.21 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1981 | 884.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 842.88 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 929.57 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 885.6 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 881.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 859.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 853.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 879.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 869.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 865.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 882.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 942.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 1,001 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 972.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 978.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 982.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,000 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 985.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1,037 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1,109 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,042 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 1,097 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1,131 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,165 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,235 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1,306 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1,377 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1,433 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,424 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,454 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,469 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,537 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1,561 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,595 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,628 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,662 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,685 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,696 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,719 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,742 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,764 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1,764 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1,764 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 550.18 kg per square kilometre | 501.02 kg per square kilometre | 601.74 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 662.39 kg per square kilometre | 557.79 kg per square kilometre | 737.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 872.59 kg per square kilometre | 840.21 kg per square kilometre | 929.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 964.64 kg per square kilometre | 865.1 kg per square kilometre | 1,037 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,158 kg per square kilometre | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | 1,377 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,545 kg per square kilometre | 1,424 kg per square kilometre | 1,685 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,730 kg per square kilometre | 1,696 kg per square kilometre | 1,764 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Guatemala was 1,764 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1,764 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 501.02 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.