Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 2,838 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,838 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
8th
of 167 countries
All-time high
3,026 kg per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
1,955 kg per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2,838 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 3,026 kg per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,955 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Uruguay ranks 8th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,108 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,117 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2,083 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 2,082 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,960 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 1,955 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 2,029 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 2,050 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 2,122 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 2,045 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 2,075 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2,204 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 2,332 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 2,524 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 2,715 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 2,450 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 2,394 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 2,367 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 2,441 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 2,660 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 2,724 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 2,684 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 2,330 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 2,177 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 2,249 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 2,239 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 2,389 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 2,470 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 2,270 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 2,098 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 2,169 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2,321 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 2,455 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 2,523 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 2,516 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,568 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,551 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,505 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2,523 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,491 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2,550 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2,702 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 2,805 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 2,861 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2,871 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,986 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2,959 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,026 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,982 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,833 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 2,840 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,741 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 2,776 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,842 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2,862 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,878 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2,820 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2,757 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2,743 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,689 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2,849 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 2,767 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 2,838 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2,838 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2,838 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,056 kg per square kilometre | 1,955 kg per square kilometre | 2,122 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,355 kg per square kilometre | 2,045 kg per square kilometre | 2,715 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,419 kg per square kilometre | 2,177 kg per square kilometre | 2,724 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,423 kg per square kilometre | 2,098 kg per square kilometre | 2,568 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,823 kg per square kilometre | 2,491 kg per square kilometre | 3,026 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,809 kg per square kilometre | 2,741 kg per square kilometre | 2,878 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,786 kg per square kilometre | 2,689 kg per square kilometre | 2,849 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 5 Uganda 3,421 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Malta 3,260 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 2,916 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Switzerland 2,681 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Ethiopia 2,669 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 Rwanda 2,621 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay was 2,838 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3,026 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,955 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Uruguay rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.