Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,222 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 1,222 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 3,358 kg per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1,121 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,654 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,738 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 2,820 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 2,873 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 2,771 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 2,822 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 2,783 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 2,845 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 2,890 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 2,952 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 3,016 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 3,067 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 3,157 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 3,052 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 3,087 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 3,193 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 3,241 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 3,233 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 3,021 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 2,759 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 2,797 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 3,037 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 3,279 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 3,358 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 2,999 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 3,032 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2,663 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 2,839 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 2,969 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 3,045 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3,003 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 2,236 kg per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1993 | 2,235 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,233 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,966 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 1,979 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,062 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 2,099 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2,049 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 2,098 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2,111 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,120 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,205 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2,064 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 2,004 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,914 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 1,841 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1,759 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1,677 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1,591 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1,518 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1,407 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 1,408 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,376 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,352 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,333 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,278 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,236 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1,293 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 1,280 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,121 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 1,222 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1,222 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1,222 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -25.6% | 3,003 kg per square kilometre | 2,236 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,800 kg per square kilometre | 2,654 kg per square kilometre | 2,890 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,102 kg per square kilometre | 2,952 kg per square kilometre | 3,241 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,973 kg per square kilometre | 2,663 kg per square kilometre | 3,358 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,291 kg per square kilometre | 1,966 kg per square kilometre | 3,045 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,979 kg per square kilometre | 1,677 kg per square kilometre | 2,205 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,381 kg per square kilometre | 1,236 kg per square kilometre | 1,591 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,229 kg per square kilometre | 1,121 kg per square kilometre | 1,293 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % 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 -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 1,222 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3,358 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,121 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.