Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) was 603,874 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — losses from manure treated in Puerto Rico stood at 603,874 kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated in Puerto Rico peaked at 2.07 million kg in 1978 and was at its lowest, 603,874 kg, in 2023.
That places Puerto Rico 123rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.76 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.76 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.84 million kg | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 1.86 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.73 million kg | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 1.75 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 1.70 million kg | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 1.79 million kg | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 1.79 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.83 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.86 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.90 million kg | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.96 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 1.82 million kg | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 1.86 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.97 million kg | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 1.98 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 2.07 million kg | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 1.96 million kg | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 1.78 million kg | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 1.76 million kg | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.84 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 2.02 million kg | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 2.03 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 998,354 kg | -50.9% |
| 1986 | 966,670 kg | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 938,174 kg | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 935,026 kg | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 968,138 kg | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 983,276 kg | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 894,012 kg | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 889,984 kg | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 890,025 kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 887,758 kg | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 911,134 kg | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 911,832 kg | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 918,784 kg | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million kg | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 947,494 kg | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 972,185 kg | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 957,441 kg | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 931,039 kg | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 906,904 kg | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 925,818 kg | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 898,950 kg | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 893,779 kg | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 881,018 kg | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 836,361 kg | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 801,448 kg | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 750,284 kg | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 738,717 kg | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 732,534 kg | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 702,246 kg | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 680,044 kg | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 678,010 kg | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 688,130 kg | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 678,010 kg | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 657,771 kg | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 647,651 kg | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 657,771 kg | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 627,180 kg | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 616,230 kg | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 603,874 kg | -2.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 603,874 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.14 million kg, 10% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 603,874 kg is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 million kg, 29% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -50.9% | 2.03 million kg | 998,354 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 million kg | 1.70 million kg | 1.86 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.92 million kg | 1.82 million kg | 2.07 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 million kg | 935,026 kg | 2.03 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 928,405 kg | 887,758 kg | 1.05 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 900,494 kg | 801,448 kg | 972,185 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 695,340 kg | 647,651 kg | 750,284 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 626,264 kg | 603,874 kg | 657,771 kg | 4 |
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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 — losses from manure treated in Puerto Rico?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated in Puerto Rico was 603,874 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 million kg in 1978.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 603,874 kg in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cattle — losses from manure treated?
- Puerto Rico ranks 123rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).