Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.6291 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Jamaica is 0.6291 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 2.22 kg per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.6282 kg per person, in 2022.
Jamaica ranks 113th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.65 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.62 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.6 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.58 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.55 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.52 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.5 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 1.47 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.5 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.61 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 1.58 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.55 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.54 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.53 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.52 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.53 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.52 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.43 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 1.44 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.51 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 1.41 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.53 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 1.72 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 1.8 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 1.63 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 1.81 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 1.8 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.69 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 1.65 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.81 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 2.04 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 2.22 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 2.2 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.07 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 2.09 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.93 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 1.82 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.82 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.79 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.78 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.77 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.77 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.89 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.69 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 1.57 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9044 kg per person | -42.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7878 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7501 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7128 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7155 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7126 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7175 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7059 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6944 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6589 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6609 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6678 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6661 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6663 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6643 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6546 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6282 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6291 kg per person | +0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.6291 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.16 kg per person, 54% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.6291 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.98 kg per person, 32% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -42.4% | 1.57 kg per person | 0.9044 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 kg per person | 1.47 kg per person | 1.65 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.52 kg per person | 1.43 kg per person | 1.61 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 kg per person | 1.41 kg per person | 1.81 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 kg per person | 1.79 kg per person | 2.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 kg per person | 0.7128 kg per person | 1.89 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6866 kg per person | 0.6589 kg per person | 0.7175 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6441 kg per person | 0.6282 kg per person | 0.6643 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Jamaica?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Jamaica was 0.6291 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 kg per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6282 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 113th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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)
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 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.