Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Cuba
Cuba: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 250.53 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Cuba, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Cuba is 250.53 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Cuba peaked at 490.25 kg per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 250.53 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 22nd of 167 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 357.82 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 412.03 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1963 | 427.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 456.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 470.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 478.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 480.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 490.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 474.77 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 448.97 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 408.76 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 392.37 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 380.25 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 380.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 389.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 398.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 384.69 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 377.55 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 368.06 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 366.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 356.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 359.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 361.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 360.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 361.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 355.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 353.87 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 352.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 348.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 339.84 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 335.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 326.15 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 325.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 327.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 328.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 326.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 325.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 328.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 311.67 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 289.46 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 284 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 282.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 286 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 281.9 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 266.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 269.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 272.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 274.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 279.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 285.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 291.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 293.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 300.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 304.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 297.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 296 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 286.32 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 281.71 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 283.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 278.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 271.08 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 259.69 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 250.53 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 250.53 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.26 kg per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 250.53 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 152.19 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 449.82 kg per square kilometre | 357.82 kg per square kilometre | 490.25 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 392.95 kg per square kilometre | 368.06 kg per square kilometre | 448.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 357.63 kg per square kilometre | 348.16 kg per square kilometre | 366.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 327.55 kg per square kilometre | 311.67 kg per square kilometre | 339.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 278.56 kg per square kilometre | 266.45 kg per square kilometre | 289.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 292.01 kg per square kilometre | 281.71 kg per square kilometre | 304.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 264.87 kg per square kilometre | 250.53 kg per square kilometre | 278.19 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 19 Belgium 255.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 20 Israel 253.85 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 Luxembourg 251.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Eswatini 247.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 El Salvador 236.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Chad 232.37 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Cuba?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Cuba was 250.53 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 490.25 kg per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 250.53 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Cuba ranks 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.