Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Peru
Peru: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 34.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Peru recorded 34.32 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Peru peaked at 34.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.32 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Peru 112th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.64 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 23.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 22.44 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 21.32 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 21.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 21.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 21.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 22.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 23.79 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 24.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 25.22 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 24.27 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 24.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 24.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 24.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 24.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 24.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 24.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 25.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 24.92 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 25.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 25.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 23.68 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 24 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 23.97 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 24.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 24.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 24.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 24.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 24.09 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 23.78 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 23.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 23.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 23.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 26.7 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 27.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 27.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 27.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 29.23 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 29.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 29.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 30.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 30.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 30.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 30.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 32.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 32.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 32.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 33.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 32.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 32.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 32.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 32.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 32.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 32.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 32.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 34.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 34.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 34.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.26 kg per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Peru's 34.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 152.19 kg per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.26 kg per square kilometre | 21.32 kg per square kilometre | 23.79 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.53 kg per square kilometre | 24.03 kg per square kilometre | 25.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.48 kg per square kilometre | 23.68 kg per square kilometre | 25.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.67 kg per square kilometre | 23.27 kg per square kilometre | 29.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.92 kg per square kilometre | 29.62 kg per square kilometre | 32.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.57 kg per square kilometre | 32.23 kg per square kilometre | 33.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9 kg per square kilometre | 32.9 kg per square kilometre | 34.32 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 109 Philippines 34.91 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 Belize 34.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Namibia 34.52 kg per square kilometre compare
- 113 Yemen 34.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 114 Angola 32.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 32.22 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % 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 0.1844 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Peru?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Peru was 34.32 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 34.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.32 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Peru rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Peru ranks 112th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.