Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,449 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 1,449 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 1,449 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 413.65 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 16th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 413.65 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 422.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 435.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 450.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 460.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 460.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 426.14 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 473.57 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 478.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 494.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 546.55 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 602.41 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 584.03 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 533.81 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 515.65 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 431.09 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 486.93 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 506.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 536 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 689.31 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1981 | 727.69 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 672.24 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 754.82 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 717.71 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 722.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 698.77 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 692.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 716.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 707.99 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 701.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 723.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 784.53 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 838.99 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 797.65 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 791.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 787.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 804.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 807.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 876.49 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 876.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 893.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 900.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 809.9 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 860.58 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 887.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 913.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 977.16 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 1,042 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1,106 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1,148 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,166 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,174 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,233 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,277 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1,306 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,334 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,357 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,391 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,411 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,430 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,449 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1,449 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201.31 kg per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1,449 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 760.97 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +28.6% | 536 kg per square kilometre | 689.31 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 446.76 kg per square kilometre | 413.65 kg per square kilometre | 478.1 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 523.8 kg per square kilometre | 431.09 kg per square kilometre | 602.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 709.93 kg per square kilometre | 672.24 kg per square kilometre | 754.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 791.41 kg per square kilometre | 701.94 kg per square kilometre | 876.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 926.7 kg per square kilometre | 809.9 kg per square kilometre | 1,106 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,254 kg per square kilometre | 1,148 kg per square kilometre | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | 1,391 kg per square kilometre | 1,449 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 13 Azerbaijan 1,556 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 1,505 kg per square kilometre compare
- 15 Costa Rica 1,478 kg per square kilometre compare
- 17 Guinea 1,431 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 Paraguay 1,348 kg per square kilometre compare
- 19 Belgium 1,277 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Guatemala was 1,449 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1,449 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 413.65 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.