Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre was 34.29 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador is 34.29 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 49.71 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.62 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 65th 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.62 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 14.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 14.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 14.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 15.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 16.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 16.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 19.03 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 19.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 19.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 19.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 20.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 20.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 21.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 21.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 21.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 21.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 21.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 22.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 22.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 24.71 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 22.52 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 20.74 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 21.68 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 17.17 kg per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1986 | 18.37 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 19.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 21.21 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 24.1 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 25.73 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 25.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 25.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 27.71 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 28.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 29.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 30.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 31.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 40.25 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1999 | 40.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 32.96 kg per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 49.71 kg per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2002 | 39.75 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 39.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 41.29 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 38.07 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 40.38 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 38.17 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 40.4 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 41.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 44.37 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 45.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 42.92 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 45.95 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 39.92 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 35.08 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 36.51 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 34.88 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 33.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 40.6 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 39.22 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 34.5 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 33.21 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 34.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 34.29 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.6 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 34.29 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.83 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +50.8% | 32.96 kg per square kilometre | 49.71 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.15 kg per square kilometre | 14.62 kg per square kilometre | 19.26 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.11 kg per square kilometre | 19.37 kg per square kilometre | 22.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.23 kg per square kilometre | 17.17 kg per square kilometre | 24.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.47 kg per square kilometre | 25.48 kg per square kilometre | 40.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.14 kg per square kilometre | 32.96 kg per square kilometre | 49.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.01 kg per square kilometre | 33.92 kg per square kilometre | 45.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3 kg per square kilometre | 33.21 kg per square kilometre | 39.22 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador was 34.29 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 49.71 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.62 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 65th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.