Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 354.03 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 354.03 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in El Salvador peaked at 739.21 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 335.76 kg per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 24th 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 … left square kilometre leaches in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 606.14 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 612.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 616.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 626.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 632.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 635.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 642.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 652.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 657.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 664.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 582.24 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 609.12 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 526.35 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 541.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 535.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 582.81 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 683.73 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 720.39 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 739.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 632.11 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 580.8 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 508.39 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 502.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 487.49 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 512.35 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 554.68 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 575.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 605.7 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 624.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 643.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 653.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 660.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 627.91 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 663.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 595.99 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 677.23 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 603.72 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 527.19 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 598.44 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 545.88 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 634.79 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 677.03 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 656.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 666.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 661.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 698.28 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 720.56 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 735.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 713.9 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 668.28 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 522.1 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 587.94 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 467.36 kg per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 545.03 kg per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 538.44 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 502.96 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 463.9 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 355.14 kg per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 335.76 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 358.49 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 377.83 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 363.02 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 354.03 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 354.03 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.39 kg per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 354.03 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 228.29 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 631.43 kg per square kilometre | 606.14 kg per square kilometre | 657.75 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 618.5 kg per square kilometre | 526.35 kg per square kilometre | 739.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 558.41 kg per square kilometre | 487.49 kg per square kilometre | 632.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 625.18 kg per square kilometre | 527.19 kg per square kilometre | 677.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 670.93 kg per square kilometre | 545.88 kg per square kilometre | 735.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 498.69 kg per square kilometre | 335.76 kg per square kilometre | 668.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 363.34 kg per square kilometre | 354.03 kg per square kilometre | 377.83 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 0.0446 % 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 that leaches (n content), per square in El Salvador?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in El Salvador was 354.03 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 739.21 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 335.76 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.