Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 8.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.16 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
164th
of 167 countries
All-time high
31.23 kg per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
7.17 kg per square kilometre
in 1977
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Suriname, 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 Suriname stood at 8.16 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 31.23 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.17 kg per square kilometre, in 1977.
That places Suriname 164th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.97 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 10.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 10.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 11.29 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 11.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 13.15 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 13.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 11.23 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 11.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 10.31 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 9.79 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 8.42 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 7.98 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 7.5 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 7.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1979 | 11.56 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 12.66 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 13.98 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 14.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 15.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 15.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 16.26 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 17.97 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 20.36 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 22.42 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 23.99 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 24.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 24.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 25.88 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 26.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 26.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 27.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 26.32 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 25.9 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 29.02 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 31.23 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 28.24 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 23.24 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 11.03 kg per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 2003 | 10.51 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 11.34 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 10.05 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 11.28 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 11.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.61 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 13.76 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 14.92 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 14.2 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 14.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.86 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 9.36 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 9.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 9.25 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 9.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.79 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 9.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 9.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 9.08 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 8.67 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 8.16 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 8.16 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 8.16 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.26 kg per square kilometre | 9.97 kg per square kilometre | 13.17 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | 11.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.29 kg per square kilometre | 12.66 kg per square kilometre | 23.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.85 kg per square kilometre | 24.69 kg per square kilometre | 31.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.34 kg per square kilometre | 10.05 kg per square kilometre | 28.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1 kg per square kilometre | 8.79 kg per square kilometre | 14.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8 kg per square kilometre | 8.16 kg per square kilometre | 9.29 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 161 Papua New Guinea 12.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Singapore 10.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 8.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Gabon 6.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Libya 6.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Bahamas 5.2 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % 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 -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Suriname was 8.16 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 31.23 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.17 kg per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Suriname rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 164th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.