Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) was 38,829 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 38,829 kg for cattle — losses from manure treated in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.1% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated in Jamaica peaked at 521,157 kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 38,829 kg, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 160th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 236,798 kg | — |
| 1962 | 238,821 kg | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 240,845 kg | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 242,869 kg | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 260,072 kg | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 301,563 kg | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 330,909 kg | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 389,603 kg | +17.7% |
| 1969 | 438,177 kg | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 461,452 kg | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 476,631 kg | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 491,810 kg | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 484,727 kg | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 510,025 kg | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 495,858 kg | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 497,882 kg | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 486,750 kg | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 510,025 kg | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 474,607 kg | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 485,738 kg | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 485,738 kg | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 486,750 kg | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 494,846 kg | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 498,894 kg | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 458,416 kg | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 487,762 kg | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 487,762 kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 487,762 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 487,762 kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 521,157 kg | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 212,733 kg | -59.2% |
| 1992 | 226,678 kg | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 226,789 kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 263,108 kg | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 283,347 kg | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 273,228 kg | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 283,347 kg | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 206,378 kg | -27.2% |
| 1999 | 288,407 kg | +39.7% |
| 2000 | 268,168 kg | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 242,869 kg | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 222,630 kg | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 202,391 kg | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 161,913 kg | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 154,829 kg | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 132,627 kg | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 149,769 kg | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 117,468 kg | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 113,804 kg | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 132,566 kg | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 131,554 kg | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 135,602 kg | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 136,614 kg | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 139,650 kg | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 109,919 kg | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 110,404 kg | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 56,315 kg | -49.0% |
| 2018 | 60,535 kg | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 54,463 kg | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 55,890 kg | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 64,765 kg | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 49,819 kg | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 38,829 kg | -22.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 38,829 kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.69 million kg, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 38,829 kg is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 million kg, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -59.2% | 521,157 kg | 212,733 kg |
| 2017 | -49.0% | 110,404 kg | 56,315 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 297,740 kg | 236,798 kg | 438,177 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 488,977 kg | 461,452 kg | 510,025 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 486,143 kg | 458,416 kg | 498,894 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 278,517 kg | 206,378 kg | 521,157 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 176,647 kg | 113,804 kg | 268,168 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,762 kg | 54,463 kg | 139,650 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,326 kg | 38,829 kg | 64,765 kg | 4 |
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More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated in Jamaica?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated in Jamaica was 38,829 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 521,157 kg in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,829 kg in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for cattle — losses from manure treated?
- Jamaica ranks 160th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).