Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Latvia
Latvia: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 62.64 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 62.64 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Latvia peaked at 246.93 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 62.64 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 43rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 246.93 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 210.09 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 133.47 kg per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1995 | 112.11 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 107.64 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 101.78 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 96.07 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 87.88 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 75.83 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 74.21 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 77.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 76.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 73.2 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 72.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 73.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 72.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 74.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 71.22 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 70.3 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 70.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 70.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 72.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 73.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 75.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 75.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 73.02 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 69.57 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 68.73 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 68.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 67.51 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 66.77 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 62.64 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 62.64 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.33 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 62.64 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.9 kg per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -36.5% | 210.09 kg per square kilometre | 133.47 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 137 kg per square kilometre | 87.88 kg per square kilometre | 246.93 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 74.2 kg per square kilometre | 71.22 kg per square kilometre | 77.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9 kg per square kilometre | 68.73 kg per square kilometre | 75.86 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.45 kg per square kilometre | 62.64 kg per square kilometre | 68.87 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 40 Croatia 68.9 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Myanmar 68.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 New Zealand 62.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Estonia 60.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 57.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 46 Antigua and Barbuda 56.33 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Latvia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Latvia was 62.64 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 246.93 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.64 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Latvia ranks 43rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.