Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,385 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,385 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 167 countries
All-time high
1,476 kg per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
437 kg per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay stood at 1,385 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 1,476 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 437 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Paraguay 33rd 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 476.81 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 457.1 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 437 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 442.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 447.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 442.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 437.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 437.15 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 437.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 441.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 453.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 462.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 483.53 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 493.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 513.49 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 566.69 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 590.49 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 591.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 581.73 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 597.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 646.17 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 667.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 677.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 692.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 708.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 728.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 751.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 792.68 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 822.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 841.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 778.84 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 805.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 878.99 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 929.5 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1,001 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 998.12 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,002 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,004 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 985.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 992.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,008 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 946.4 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 1,034 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 982.49 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1,005 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,020 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1,069 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,073 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,190 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 1,257 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 1,271 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,358 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 1,366 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,476 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1,451 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,415 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,410 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,378 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,408 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,431 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,383 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1,385 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1,385 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1,385 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 446.01 kg per square kilometre | 437 kg per square kilometre | 476.81 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 517.8 kg per square kilometre | 441.26 kg per square kilometre | 591.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 708.53 kg per square kilometre | 597.05 kg per square kilometre | 822.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 922.56 kg per square kilometre | 778.84 kg per square kilometre | 1,004 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,032 kg per square kilometre | 946.4 kg per square kilometre | 1,190 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,379 kg per square kilometre | 1,257 kg per square kilometre | 1,476 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | 1,383 kg per square kilometre | 1,431 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Paraguay was 1,385 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,476 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 437 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Paraguay rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 33rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.
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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.