Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,180 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in El Salvador is 1,180 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 2,464 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1,119 kg per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,020 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,041 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 2,057 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 2,087 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 2,109 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 2,117 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 2,143 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 2,176 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 2,192 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 2,214 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1,941 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 2,030 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 1,755 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 1,805 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1,785 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1,943 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 2,279 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 2,401 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 2,464 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 2,107 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 1,936 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 1,695 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 1,675 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1,625 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 1,708 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1,849 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 1,917 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 2,019 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 2,083 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2,144 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2,178 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2,203 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 2,093 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 2,213 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1,987 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 2,257 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 2,012 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 1,757 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 1,995 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 1,820 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 2,116 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 2,257 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 2,187 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2,221 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2,205 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,328 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 2,402 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,450 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2,380 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2,228 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 1,740 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 1,960 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1,558 kg per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 1,817 kg per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 1,795 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,677 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1,546 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 1,184 kg per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 1,119 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1,195 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 1,259 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 1,210 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1,180 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1,180 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201.31 kg per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1,180 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 760.97 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,105 kg per square kilometre | 2,020 kg per square kilometre | 2,192 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,062 kg per square kilometre | 1,755 kg per square kilometre | 2,464 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,861 kg per square kilometre | 1,625 kg per square kilometre | 2,107 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,084 kg per square kilometre | 1,757 kg per square kilometre | 2,257 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,236 kg per square kilometre | 1,820 kg per square kilometre | 2,450 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,662 kg per square kilometre | 1,119 kg per square kilometre | 2,228 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,211 kg per square kilometre | 1,180 kg per square kilometre | 1,259 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in El Salvador was 1,180 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,464 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,119 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.