Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Latvia
Latvia: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 298.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 298.52 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Latvia peaked at 1,189 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 298.52 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 43rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,189 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 1,017 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 655.07 kg per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 1995 | 553.58 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 530.02 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 500.91 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 473.52 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 433.49 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 373.38 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 366.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 379.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 377.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 358.08 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 353.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 360.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 354.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 364.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 346.27 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 341.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 340.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 341.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 348.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 356.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 365.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 361.39 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 350.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 333.92 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 329.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 329.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 322.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 318.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 298.52 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 298.52 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 242.95 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 298.52 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 397.8 kg per square kilometre, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -35.6% | 1,017 kg per square kilometre | 655.07 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 669.1 kg per square kilometre | 433.49 kg per square kilometre | 1,189 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 363.47 kg per square kilometre | 346.27 kg per square kilometre | 379.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 346.99 kg per square kilometre | 329.08 kg per square kilometre | 365.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 317.09 kg per square kilometre | 298.52 kg per square kilometre | 329.2 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 40 Guatemala 315.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Barbados 310.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 Puerto Rico 309.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Cambodia 297.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 295.36 kg per square kilometre compare
- 46 Estonia 291.25 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Latvia?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Latvia was 298.52 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,189 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 298.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Latvia ranks 43rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.