Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 7.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Suriname stood at 7.8 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 29.05 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.73 kg per square kilometre, in 1977.
That places Suriname 162nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.5 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 8.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 8.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 9.56 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 10.93 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 11 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 9.22 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1970 | 9.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 8.63 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 8.18 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 7.15 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1974 | 6.48 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 6.01 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 5.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 8.06 kg per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1979 | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1980 | 10.88 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 12.09 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 12.68 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 13.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 13.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 14.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 15.92 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 18.25 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 19.97 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 21.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 21.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 22.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 22.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 23.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 23.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 24.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 23.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 23.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 26.81 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 29.05 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 26.82 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 21.88 kg per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 9.82 kg per square kilometre | -55.1% |
| 2003 | 9.44 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 10.43 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 9.21 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 10.55 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 10.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.94 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 13.07 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 14.18 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 13.46 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 13.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.21 kg per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 8.77 kg per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2015 | 9.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 8.69 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 8.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.38 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 8.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 8.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 8.71 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.31 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 7.8 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 7.8 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201.31 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 7.8 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 760.97 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -55.1% | 21.88 kg per square kilometre | 9.82 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.44 kg per square kilometre | 8.46 kg per square kilometre | 11 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.54 kg per square kilometre | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.24 kg per square kilometre | 10.88 kg per square kilometre | 21.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 24 kg per square kilometre | 21.9 kg per square kilometre | 29.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.37 kg per square kilometre | 9.21 kg per square kilometre | 26.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.52 kg per square kilometre | 8.38 kg per square kilometre | 14.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.44 kg per square kilometre | 7.8 kg per square kilometre | 8.92 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 159 Saudi Arabia 14.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Iceland 14.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 11.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 7.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Gabon 6.36 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Libya 5.56 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % 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 -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Suriname was 7.8 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 29.05 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.73 kg per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Suriname rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.