Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 571.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 571.26 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 1,764 kg per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 571.26 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 78th 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 square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 952.96 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 953.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 954.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 954.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 959.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 970.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 978.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 994.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 1,045 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 1,125 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 1,130 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1,134 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1,139 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1,154 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1,172 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1,177 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1,139 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,206 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 1,151 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 1,243 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 1,394 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 1,469 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 1,347 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 1,503 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 1,503 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,429 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 1,410 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 1,549 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 1,612 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 1,764 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 1,764 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,700 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1,743 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1,629 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 1,558 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1,537 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1,559 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1,554 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,547 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,541 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,647 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1,469 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 1,375 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 813.42 kg per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 2007 | 725.6 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 683.46 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 652.85 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 665.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 665.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 673.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 666.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 659.92 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 618.85 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 622.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 607.51 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 608.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 607 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 607.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 603.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 574.79 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 571.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 571.26 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 571.26 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -40.8% | 1,375 kg per square kilometre | 813.42 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 973.76 kg per square kilometre | 952.96 kg per square kilometre | 1,045 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,147 kg per square kilometre | 1,125 kg per square kilometre | 1,177 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,365 kg per square kilometre | 1,151 kg per square kilometre | 1,503 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,642 kg per square kilometre | 1,537 kg per square kilometre | 1,764 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,201 kg per square kilometre | 652.85 kg per square kilometre | 1,647 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 639.49 kg per square kilometre | 607 kg per square kilometre | 673.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 589.33 kg per square kilometre | 571.26 kg per square kilometre | 607.39 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 75 Lesotho 613.71 kg per square kilometre compare
- 76 Cambodia 599.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Niger 579.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 79 Madagascar 565.11 kg per square kilometre compare
- 80 Djibouti 556.36 kg per square kilometre compare
- 81 Bahrain 551.83 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Jamaica was 571.26 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,764 kg per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 571.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 78th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.