Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 156.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 156.62 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Ecuador peaked at 225.85 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 66.47 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 61st 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 management (manure treated, N content) … square in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66.47 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 66.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 66.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 68.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 70.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 73.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 77.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 86.98 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 88.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 88.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 88.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 92.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 94.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 96.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 98.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 99.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 100.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 100.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 103.67 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 104.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 113.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 103.59 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 95.85 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 100.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 80.8 kg per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1986 | 86.15 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 89.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 98.95 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 111.91 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 119.35 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 118.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 120.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 128.66 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 133.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 134.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 139.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 144.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 184.98 kg per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1999 | 186.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 152 kg per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 225.85 kg per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 2002 | 182.69 kg per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 179.8 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 189.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 175.25 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 185.51 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 175.31 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 185.35 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 191.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 203.36 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 210.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 196.97 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 210.1 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 182.76 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 160.72 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 167.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 160 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 155.55 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 185.3 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 179.26 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 158.1 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 152.11 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 156.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 156.62 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.77 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 156.62 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 103.91 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +48.6% | 152 kg per square kilometre | 225.85 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.92 kg per square kilometre | 66.47 kg per square kilometre | 88.08 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.38 kg per square kilometre | 88.62 kg per square kilometre | 103.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.44 kg per square kilometre | 80.8 kg per square kilometre | 113.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 141.11 kg per square kilometre | 118.45 kg per square kilometre | 186.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 184.25 kg per square kilometre | 152 kg per square kilometre | 225.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 183.22 kg per square kilometre | 155.55 kg per square kilometre | 210.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.52 kg per square kilometre | 152.11 kg per square kilometre | 179.26 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Ecuador?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Ecuador was 156.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 225.85 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.47 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Ecuador ranks 61st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.