Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0679 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Jamaica is 0.0679 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.926 kg per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0679 kg per person, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 148th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5386 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5351 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5316 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5281 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5541 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6259 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6736 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7747 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8569 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8928 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.9079 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9216 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8958 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.926 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8897 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8823 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8537 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8793 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8128 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8237 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8103 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8054 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8137 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8126 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.738 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7813 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7753 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7666 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7606 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8084 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3713 kg per person | -54.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3938 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3899 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4326 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4574 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4346 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.441 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3354 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4405 kg per person | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 0.411 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3757 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3473 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3239 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2637 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2496 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1981 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2149 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1724 kg per person | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1659 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1887 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1867 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1911 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1913 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.194 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1561 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1564 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0908 kg per person | -42.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0957 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0883 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0898 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0811 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0679 kg per person | -16.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0679 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8112 kg per person, 8% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0679 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.06 kg per person, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | -54.1% | 0.8084 kg per person | 0.3713 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6243 kg per person | 0.5281 kg per person | 0.8569 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8862 kg per person | 0.8128 kg per person | 0.926 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7888 kg per person | 0.738 kg per person | 0.8237 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4505 kg per person | 0.3354 kg per person | 0.8084 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2723 kg per person | 0.1659 kg per person | 0.411 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1539 kg per person | 0.0883 kg per person | 0.194 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0847 kg per person | 0.0679 kg per person | 0.1 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 145 Solomon Islands 0.0776 kg per person compare
- 146 Suriname 0.0751 kg per person compare
- 147 Togo 0.073 kg per person compare
- 149 Bahamas 0.0608 kg per person compare
- 150 Mozambique 0.0461 kg per person compare
- 151 Saudi Arabia 0.0451 kg per person compare
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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Jamaica?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Jamaica was 0.0679 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.926 kg per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0679 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.