Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 2,635 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 2,635 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 2,808 kg per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,800 kg per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Uruguay 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,948 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,958 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1,923 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1,928 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 1,800 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 1,817 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 1,911 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 1,918 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1,977 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1,901 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 1,941 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2,063 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 2,199 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 2,380 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 2,578 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 2,319 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 2,254 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 2,230 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 2,295 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 2,484 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 2,537 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 2,494 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 2,148 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 2,005 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 2,075 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 2,056 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2,201 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 2,292 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 2,090 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 1,919 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 1,988 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2,141 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 2,261 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 2,327 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2,310 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2,352 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 2,328 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2,263 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 2,286 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2,289 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,342 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2,496 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 2,595 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2,652 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2,646 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,753 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2,742 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,808 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2,773 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,612 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 2,611 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,523 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,551 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,619 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2,636 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,655 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,598 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,537 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2,524 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,473 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2,641 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 2,567 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2,635 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2,635 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 210.74 kg per square kilometre, 12.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2,635 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 760.97 kg per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,909 kg per square kilometre | 1,800 kg per square kilometre | 1,977 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,216 kg per square kilometre | 1,901 kg per square kilometre | 2,578 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,238 kg per square kilometre | 2,005 kg per square kilometre | 2,537 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,217 kg per square kilometre | 1,919 kg per square kilometre | 2,352 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,610 kg per square kilometre | 2,289 kg per square kilometre | 2,808 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,587 kg per square kilometre | 2,523 kg per square kilometre | 2,655 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,579 kg per square kilometre | 2,473 kg per square kilometre | 2,641 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay was 2,635 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,808 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Uruguay rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.