Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mexico
Mexico: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 145.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 145.45 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mexico peaked at 145.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.87 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 49th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mexico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.87 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 67.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 70.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 73.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 77.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 81.95 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 84.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 85.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 86.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 90.98 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 88.75 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 88.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 88.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 92.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 97.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 101.7 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 104.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 105.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 105.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 110.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 115.33 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 118.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 120.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 121.7 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 125.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 128.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 124.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 124.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 132.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 127.99 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 127.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 124.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 128.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 127.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 125.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 121.15 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 123.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 124.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 120.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 121.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 121.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 124.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 125.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 124.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 123.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 123.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 124.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 126.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 128.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 129.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 130.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 126.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 128.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 130.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 133.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 134.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 136.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 138.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 139.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 141.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 143.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 144.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 145.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 145.45 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.26 kg per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 145.45 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 152.19 kg per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.97 kg per square kilometre | 65.87 kg per square kilometre | 86.4 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.29 kg per square kilometre | 88.53 kg per square kilometre | 105.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 122.21 kg per square kilometre | 110.77 kg per square kilometre | 132.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.9 kg per square kilometre | 120.41 kg per square kilometre | 128.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 124.42 kg per square kilometre | 121.52 kg per square kilometre | 128.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.88 kg per square kilometre | 126.75 kg per square kilometre | 139.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.62 kg per square kilometre | 141.66 kg per square kilometre | 145.45 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 46 Argentina 155.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 47 Eritrea 151.7 kg per square kilometre compare
- 48 Grenada 148.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 50 Switzerland 138.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 51 Sudan 137.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 52 Saint Lucia 133.62 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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 -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mexico?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mexico was 145.45 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 145.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.87 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Mexico ranks 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.