Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 796.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
796.84 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
64th
of 167 countries
All-time high
796.84 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
355.6 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 796.84 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 796.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 355.6 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mexico 64th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 355.6 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 364.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 381.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 399.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 416.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 442.11 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 453.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 459.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 467.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 491.62 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 478.86 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 478.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 476.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 496.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 523.5 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 548.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 561.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 567.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 570.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 597.63 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 622.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 638.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 648.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 656.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 678.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 695.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 671.17 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 672.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 712.38 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 690.52 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 685.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 670.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 684.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 679.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 671.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 650.71 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 660.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 668.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 650.91 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 661.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 664.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 681.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 682.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 678.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 672.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 676.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 682.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 690.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 702.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 709.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 715.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 695.2 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 705.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 716.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 728.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 734.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 745.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 756.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 765.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 775.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 782.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 790.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 796.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 796.84 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 796.84 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 415.63 kg per square kilometre | 355.6 kg per square kilometre | 467.09 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 519.52 kg per square kilometre | 476.92 kg per square kilometre | 570.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 659.42 kg per square kilometre | 597.63 kg per square kilometre | 712.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 671.29 kg per square kilometre | 650.71 kg per square kilometre | 690.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 679.35 kg per square kilometre | 661.3 kg per square kilometre | 702.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 727.39 kg per square kilometre | 695.2 kg per square kilometre | 765.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 786.4 kg per square kilometre | 775.27 kg per square kilometre | 796.84 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 61 Senegal 853.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 62 Eritrea 824.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 63 Argentina 811.29 kg per square kilometre compare
- 65 Sudan 741.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 66 Georgia 739.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 67 Saint Lucia 728.73 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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 -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mexico was 796.84 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 796.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 355.6 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 64th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.