Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 549.9 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 549.9 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 1,655 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 548.97 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
Jamaica ranks 60th 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 square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 848.03 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 847.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 847.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 847.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 844.97 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 839.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 835.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 827.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 858.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 928.33 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 926.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 924.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 932.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 936.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 945.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 960.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 968.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 921.92 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 937.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 998.39 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 943.44 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 1,035 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 1,180 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 1,253 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 1,291 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 1,291 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,218 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 1,200 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1,323 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 1,511 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 1,655 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 1,655 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,577 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 1,611 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,503 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1,428 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 1,438 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1,427 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1,430 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,433 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,436 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,549 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1,389 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 1,298 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 751.86 kg per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 658.01 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 629.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 600.47 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 605.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 605.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 612.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 604.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 597.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 568.38 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 571.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 578.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 578.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 578.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 578.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 571.77 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 548.97 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 549.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 549.9 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201.31 kg per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 549.9 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 760.97 kg per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -42.1% | 1,298 kg per square kilometre | 751.86 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 844.07 kg per square kilometre | 827.89 kg per square kilometre | 858.12 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 938.25 kg per square kilometre | 921.92 kg per square kilometre | 968.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,156 kg per square kilometre | 943.44 kg per square kilometre | 1,291 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,513 kg per square kilometre | 1,323 kg per square kilometre | 1,655 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,118 kg per square kilometre | 600.47 kg per square kilometre | 1,549 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 590.08 kg per square kilometre | 568.38 kg per square kilometre | 612.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 562.36 kg per square kilometre | 548.97 kg per square kilometre | 578.8 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Jamaica was 549.9 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,655 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 548.97 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.