Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 527.05 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 527.05 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Uruguay peaked at 561.57 kg per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 359.97 kg per square kilometre, in 1965.
Uruguay ranks 2nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 389.53 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 391.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 384.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 385.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 359.97 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 363.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 382.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 383.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 395.43 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 380.18 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 388.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 412.65 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 439.87 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 476.1 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 515.53 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 463.77 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 450.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 446.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 459.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 496.77 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 507.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 498.73 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 429.55 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 401.09 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 414.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 411.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 440.18 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 458.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 417.96 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 383.74 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 397.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 428.11 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 452.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 465.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 461.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 470.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 465.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 452.66 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 457.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 457.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 468.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 499.16 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 518.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 530.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 529.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 550.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 548.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 561.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 554.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 522.39 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 522.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 504.67 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 510.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 523.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 527.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 531.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 519.57 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 507.3 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 504.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 494.62 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 528.23 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 513.4 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 527.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 527.05 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.15 kg per square kilometre, 12.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 527.05 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 152.19 kg per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 381.77 kg per square kilometre | 359.97 kg per square kilometre | 395.43 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 443.22 kg per square kilometre | 380.18 kg per square kilometre | 515.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 447.6 kg per square kilometre | 401.09 kg per square kilometre | 507.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 443.48 kg per square kilometre | 383.74 kg per square kilometre | 470.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 521.92 kg per square kilometre | 457.84 kg per square kilometre | 561.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 517.32 kg per square kilometre | 504.67 kg per square kilometre | 531.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 515.83 kg per square kilometre | 494.62 kg per square kilometre | 528.23 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Uruguay?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Uruguay was 527.05 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 561.57 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 359.97 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Uruguay rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Uruguay ranks 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.