Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.3386 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.3386 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ecuador peaked at 0.679 kg per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.332 kg per person, in 2022.
That places Ecuador 57th out of 167 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: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6091 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5947 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5808 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5773 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.575 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5874 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5952 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.65 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6389 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6241 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.607 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6127 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6094 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6066 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.598 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5909 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5773 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5624 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5653 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5541 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5843 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5222 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4713 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4812 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3791 kg per person | -21.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3939 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3991 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4308 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4756 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4958 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4819 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4794 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5021 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5121 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5059 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5158 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.524 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5879 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5809 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4669 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 2001 | 0.679 kg per person | +45.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5414 kg per person | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5236 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5422 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4931 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5128 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4763 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4949 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5019 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5248 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5341 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4923 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5168 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4433 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3844 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3936 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3715 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.355 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4153 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3972 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3479 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.332 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3386 kg per person | +2.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.3386 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1622 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.3386 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2125 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +45.4% | 0.4669 kg per person | 0.679 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6009 kg per person | 0.575 kg per person | 0.65 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5954 kg per person | 0.5624 kg per person | 0.6241 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4692 kg per person | 0.3791 kg per person | 0.5843 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5186 kg per person | 0.4794 kg per person | 0.5879 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5232 kg per person | 0.4669 kg per person | 0.679 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4431 kg per person | 0.355 kg per person | 0.5341 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3539 kg per person | 0.332 kg per person | 0.3972 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ecuador?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ecuador was 0.3386 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.679 kg per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.332 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Ecuador ranks 57th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.