Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 428,657 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 428,657 kg for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.45 million kg in 1978 and was at its lowest, 428,657 kg, in 2023.
That places Puerto Rico 124th out of 190 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 that volatilises (N content) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.23 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.23 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.29 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 1.31 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.22 million kg | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 1.23 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 1.20 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.26 million kg | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 1.26 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.29 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.31 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.34 million kg | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.37 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 1.28 million kg | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 1.31 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.39 million kg | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 1.39 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.45 million kg | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 1.37 million kg | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.25 million kg | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 1.24 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.30 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.42 million kg | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 1.43 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 726,046 kg | -49.2% |
| 1986 | 705,282 kg | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 679,534 kg | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 680,536 kg | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 705,163 kg | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 716,714 kg | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 655,807 kg | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 639,477 kg | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 639,487 kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 637,932 kg | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 648,946 kg | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 649,646 kg | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 655,796 kg | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 744,733 kg | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 674,930 kg | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 692,424 kg | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 682,723 kg | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 665,090 kg | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 650,328 kg | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 660,572 kg | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 641,399 kg | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 636,319 kg | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 626,432 kg | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 594,869 kg | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 569,901 kg | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 533,885 kg | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 524,797 kg | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 518,665 kg | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 498,267 kg | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 482,740 kg | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 480,940 kg | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 487,413 kg | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 480,133 kg | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 465,988 kg | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 458,421 kg | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 466,246 kg | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 445,405 kg | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 435,209 kg | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 428,657 kg | -1.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 428,657 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.88 million kg, 15% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 428,657 kg is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95 million kg, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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 | -49.2% | 1.43 million kg | 726,046 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 million kg | 1.20 million kg | 1.31 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 million kg | 1.28 million kg | 1.45 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million kg | 679,534 kg | 1.43 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 666,347 kg | 637,932 kg | 744,733 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 642,006 kg | 569,901 kg | 692,424 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 493,125 kg | 458,421 kg | 533,885 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 443,879 kg | 428,657 kg | 466,246 kg | 4 |
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- 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 volatilises in Puerto Rico?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Puerto Rico was 428,657 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million kg in 1978.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 428,657 kg in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Puerto Rico ranks 124th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).