Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.1338 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Puerto Rico stood at 0.1338 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.5154 kg per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1338 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Puerto Rico 90th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … capita volatilises in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.513 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5037 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5154 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5116 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4694 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4685 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4526 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4729 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4694 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4729 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4728 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4744 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4772 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.435 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4361 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4557 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4504 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4648 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4331 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3892 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3815 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3954 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4287 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4274 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.215 kg per person | -49.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2069 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1974 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1959 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2011 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2026 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1841 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1784 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1769 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1748 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1762 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1744 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1744 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.197 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1776 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1817 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1788 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1739 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.17 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1726 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1678 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1672 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1656 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1582 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1524 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1433 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1421 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1417 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1372 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1347 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.136 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.14 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1408 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1416 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1388 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1421 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1365 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1352 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1338 kg per person | -1.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.1338 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6051 kg per person, 22% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.1338 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2125 kg per person, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.4274 kg per person | 0.215 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4863 kg per person | 0.4526 kg per person | 0.5154 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4572 kg per person | 0.4331 kg per person | 0.4772 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3039 kg per person | 0.1959 kg per person | 0.4287 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1816 kg per person | 0.1744 kg per person | 0.2026 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1688 kg per person | 0.1524 kg per person | 0.1817 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1396 kg per person | 0.1347 kg per person | 0.1433 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1369 kg per person | 0.1338 kg per person | 0.1421 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
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- 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 volatilises (n content), per in Puerto Rico?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Puerto Rico was 0.1338 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5154 kg per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1338 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Puerto Rico ranks 90th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 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.