Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 1.51 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.51 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ecuador peaked at 3.38 kg per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.51 kg per person, in 2023.
Ecuador ranks 51st 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.36 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.57 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 2.8 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 2.7 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 2.76 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 3.07 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 3.03 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 2.96 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 2.92 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.89 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 2.69 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 2.62 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 2.57 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.52 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 2.51 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.53 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.63 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 2.62 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 2.62 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.7 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 2.71 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.76 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.75 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.94 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 3.03 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.98 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 3 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.05 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.11 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 3.16 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.21 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.22 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.24 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.22 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3.28 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.38 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 3.06 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 3.02 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.62 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 2.59 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.81 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 2.75 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.75 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.65 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.63 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.43 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 2.47 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.58 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.56 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.56 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.47 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.37 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.09 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 1.85 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 1.83 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.84 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.75 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.8 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.69 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.59 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.51 kg per person | -5.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.51 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7751 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.51 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.32 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8 kg per person | 2.36 kg per person | 3.07 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.62 kg per person | 2.51 kg per person | 2.89 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.89 kg per person | 2.7 kg per person | 3.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 kg per person | 3.02 kg per person | 3.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 kg per person | 2.43 kg per person | 2.81 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 kg per person | 1.75 kg per person | 2.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 1.8 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ecuador?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ecuador was 1.51 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 kg per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Ecuador ranks 51st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.