Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.5612 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.5612 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.35 kg per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.5507 kg per person, in 1961.
Puerto Rico ranks 122nd of 168 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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5507 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5918 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6498 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6032 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5613 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5878 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5711 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5846 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6191 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6226 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6777 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6903 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6647 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6393 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7102 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7761 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7659 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.787 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8945 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9256 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.897 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8007 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7539 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7801 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8837 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9065 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.03 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 1.23 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 1.14 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 1.19 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.33 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 1.33 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.35 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.34 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.3 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.27 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.18 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 1.25 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.18 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.09 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 1.11 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.11 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.11 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9534 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 1.23 kg per person | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 1.12 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.11 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.09 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.13 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.09 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9455 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8593 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7326 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.569 kg per person | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5612 kg per person | -1.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.5612 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 kg per person, 43% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.5612 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.72 kg per person, 33% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.591 kg per person | 0.5507 kg per person | 0.6498 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7228 kg per person | 0.6226 kg per person | 0.8945 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9353 kg per person | 0.7539 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 kg per person | 1.18 kg per person | 1.35 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 kg per person | 0.9534 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 kg per person | 0.9455 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6805 kg per person | 0.5612 kg per person | 0.8593 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % 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 -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.5612 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 kg per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5507 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.