Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.2007 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.2007 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.7732 kg per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2007 kg per person, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7695 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7556 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7732 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7674 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7041 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7027 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6788 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7093 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7042 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7093 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7092 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7117 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7158 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6524 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6541 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6835 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6757 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6972 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6496 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5838 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5722 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5932 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.643 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6411 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3225 kg per person | -49.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3103 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2961 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2938 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3017 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3039 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2762 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2676 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2653 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2622 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2643 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2616 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2617 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2954 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2664 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2726 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2682 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2609 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.255 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2589 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2518 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2508 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2484 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2373 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2285 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.215 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2131 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2125 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2058 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.202 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2041 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2101 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2112 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2124 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2082 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2131 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2048 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2027 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2007 kg per person | -1.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.2007 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9076 kg per person, 22% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.2007 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3188 kg per person, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita 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 | -49.7% | 0.6411 kg per person | 0.3225 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7294 kg per person | 0.6788 kg per person | 0.7732 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6858 kg per person | 0.6496 kg per person | 0.7158 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4558 kg per person | 0.2938 kg per person | 0.643 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2725 kg per person | 0.2616 kg per person | 0.3039 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2532 kg per person | 0.2285 kg per person | 0.2726 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2094 kg per person | 0.202 kg per person | 0.215 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2053 kg per person | 0.2007 kg per person | 0.2131 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.2007 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7732 kg per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2007 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 90th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.