Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 912.29 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 912.29 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 2,534 kg per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 807.15 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 37th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,764 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,845 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 1,887 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 1,928 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 1,890 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 1,932 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 1,918 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1,935 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 1,979 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 2,023 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 2,072 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 2,100 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 2,163 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 2,128 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 2,143 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 2,190 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2,235 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 2,181 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 2,029 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 1,856 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 1,902 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 2,100 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 2,253 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 2,325 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 2,478 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 2,526 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 2,175 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 2,351 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 2,464 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 2,531 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 2,534 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,776 kg per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 1,775 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,774 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,498 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 1,511 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1,589 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 1,562 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,563 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,598 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1,619 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,641 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,737 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1,588 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 1,541 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,455 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1,389 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,330 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1,206 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 1,033 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 1,049 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,028 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,005 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 980.87 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 960.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 941.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 905.25 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 956.37 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 958.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 807.15 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 912.29 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 912.29 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 210.74 kg per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 912.29 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 760.97 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -29.9% | 2,534 kg per square kilometre | 1,776 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,897 kg per square kilometre | 1,764 kg per square kilometre | 1,979 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,126 kg per square kilometre | 2,023 kg per square kilometre | 2,235 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,243 kg per square kilometre | 1,856 kg per square kilometre | 2,526 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,811 kg per square kilometre | 1,498 kg per square kilometre | 2,534 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,516 kg per square kilometre | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | 1,737 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,025 kg per square kilometre | 905.25 kg per square kilometre | 1,206 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 908.69 kg per square kilometre | 807.15 kg per square kilometre | 958.94 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % 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 -0.8621 % 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 Puerto Rico?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 912.29 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 2,534 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 807.15 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 37th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.