Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Latvia
Latvia: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 403.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2023
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 Latvia is 403.52 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 1,590 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 403.52 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Latvia 102nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,590 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 1,352 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 858.71 kg per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1995 | 721.11 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 692.41 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 654.77 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 618 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 565.31 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 487.8 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 477.33 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 495.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 494.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 471.05 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 464.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 475.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 466.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 482.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 458.42 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 452.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 452.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 453.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 463.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 475.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 488.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 483.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 470.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 448 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 442.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 443.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 434.83 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 430.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 403.52 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 403.52 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 403.52 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -36.5% | 1,352 kg per square kilometre | 858.71 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 881.58 kg per square kilometre | 565.31 kg per square kilometre | 1,590 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 477.44 kg per square kilometre | 458.42 kg per square kilometre | 495.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 462.93 kg per square kilometre | 442.68 kg per square kilometre | 488.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 428 kg per square kilometre | 403.52 kg per square kilometre | 443.56 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 99 Ghana 435.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Sri Lanka 433.76 kg per square kilometre compare
- 101 South Africa 416.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 103 Sierra Leone 401 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Indonesia 399.91 kg per square kilometre compare
- 105 Estonia 392.12 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Latvia?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Latvia was 403.52 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,590 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 403.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Latvia ranks 102nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.