Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 13.13 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 13.13 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Brazil peaked at 13.13 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.51 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Brazil 9th 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.51 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 8.51 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 8.54 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 8.59 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 8.63 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 8.66 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 8.74 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 8.83 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 8.9 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 8.98 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 9.13 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 9.43 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 9.51 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 9.8 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 9.73 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 10.48 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 10.77 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 10.48 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 10.43 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 11.09 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 11.11 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 11.02 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 10.85 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 10.91 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 10.74 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 10.83 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 10.9 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 11.01 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 11.16 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 11.19 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 11.36 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 11.32 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 11.22 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 11.28 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.31 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 11.04 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.08 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 11.04 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 10.98 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 11.17 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 11.46 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 11.9 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 12.42 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 12.85 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 12.87 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.64 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 12.12 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 12.16 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.22 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.36 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.46 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.27 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.2 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.13 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.25 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.36 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.14 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 12 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 12 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.09 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.43 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 12.94 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 13.13 kg per person | +1.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 13.13 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.16 kg per person, 11.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 13.13 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.98 kg per person, 6.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.66 kg per person | 8.51 kg per person | 8.9 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.87 kg per person | 8.98 kg per person | 10.77 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.96 kg per person | 10.74 kg per person | 11.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.18 kg per person | 10.98 kg per person | 11.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.18 kg per person | 11.17 kg per person | 12.87 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.22 kg per person | 12 kg per person | 12.46 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.65 kg per person | 12.09 kg per person | 13.13 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Brazil?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Brazil was 13.13 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 13.13 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.51 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.