Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises was 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Uruguay is 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Uruguay peaked at 0.0441 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 25th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0441 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0401 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0437 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0342 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0333 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0352 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0419 kg per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0421 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0345 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0311 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0242 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 1972 | 0.033 kg per US$ of GDP | +36.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0194 kg per US$ of GDP | -41.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0204 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0255 kg per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0221 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0192 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0159 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0112 kg per US$ of GDP | -29.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0086 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 1981 | 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0147 kg per US$ of GDP | +54.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0145 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0153 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0122 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0098 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | +63.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 kg per US$ of GDP, 98.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 7.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0388 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0333 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0441 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0222 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.033 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0112 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
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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 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0441 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Uruguay ranks 25th out of 166 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 down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.