Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Latvia
Latvia: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 105 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2023
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 Latvia is 105 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 401.06 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 105 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 126th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 401.06 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 335.12 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 203.63 kg per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1995 | 167.53 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 162.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 153.86 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 144.49 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 131.82 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 114.42 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 111.29 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 116.33 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 116.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 112.97 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 111.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 114.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 112.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 117.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 112.15 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 111.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 111.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 111.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 115.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 118.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 122.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 121.65 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 119.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 114.07 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 113.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 114.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 112.55 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 111.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 105 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 105 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 210.74 kg per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 105 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 183.62 kg per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -39.2% | 335.12 kg per square kilometre | 203.63 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 212.49 kg per square kilometre | 131.82 kg per square kilometre | 401.06 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 113.97 kg per square kilometre | 111.01 kg per square kilometre | 117.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.94 kg per square kilometre | 111.25 kg per square kilometre | 122.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.91 kg per square kilometre | 105 kg per square kilometre | 114.36 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 117.85 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Mozambique 117.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 North Macedonia 110.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Hungary 102.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Montenegro 101.13 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Estonia 100.87 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Latvia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Latvia was 105 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 401.06 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 105 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Latvia ranks 126th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.