Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 3.88 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3.88 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 14.68 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.73 kg per person, in 2019.
El Salvador ranks 76th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.68 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 14.43 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 14.16 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 13.98 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 13.74 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 13.41 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 13.2 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 13.04 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 12.78 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 12.58 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 10.77 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 1972 | 11 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 9.29 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 1974 | 9.34 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9.03 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 9.56 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 10.98 kg per person | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 11.32 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 11.4 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 9.62 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 8.78 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 7.6 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 7.37 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 7.02 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 7.23 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 7.67 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 7.8 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 8.05 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 8.15 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 8.23 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 8.21 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 8.17 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.66 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 8.03 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 7.14 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 8.06 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 7.13 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 6.19 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 6.99 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 6.34 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 7.35 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 7.81 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.55 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.66 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.61 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.03 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 8.28 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 8.42 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 8.15 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 7.61 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 5.92 kg per person | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 6.64 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 5.26 kg per person | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 6.11 kg per person | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 6.01 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.6 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 5.16 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 3.94 kg per person | -23.5% |
| 2019 | 3.73 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 3.97 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 4.17 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 3.99 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 3.88 kg per person | -2.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.88 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.88 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.88 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.61 kg per person, 59% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.71 kg per person | 12.78 kg per person | 14.68 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.53 kg per person | 9.03 kg per person | 12.58 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.93 kg per person | 7.02 kg per person | 9.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.58 kg per person | 6.19 kg per person | 8.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.72 kg per person | 6.34 kg per person | 8.42 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 kg per person | 3.73 kg per person | 7.61 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 kg per person | 3.88 kg per person | 4.17 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 0.0446 % 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in El Salvador?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in El Salvador was 3.88 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.68 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 kg per person in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 76th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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.