Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 5.42 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Uruguay stood at 5.42 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 117.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Uruguay peaked at 5.42 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6769 kg per person, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 5th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8538 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8636 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8351 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8063 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8162 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8058 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7787 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7857 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.806 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8229 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8404 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8216 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9092 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8024 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6769 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8101 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8127 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8313 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8396 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8731 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8873 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9435 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9336 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9118 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.919 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9865 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9978 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.07 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 1.05 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.14 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 1.15 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.21 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1.29 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 1.35 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 1.36 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.43 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.49 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.55 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.66 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 1.65 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.63 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.68 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.67 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.78 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.79 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.81 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.09 kg per person | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 2.17 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.12 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.23 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.28 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.49 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.17 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1 kg per person | +88.9% |
| 2016 | 3.94 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.64 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 3.5 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.81 kg per person | +37.3% |
| 2020 | 4.87 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.77 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 5.17 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 5.42 kg per person | +4.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 5.42 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 kg per person, 4.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 5.42 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.72 kg per person, 3.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +88.9% | 2.17 kg per person | 4.1 kg per person |
| 2019 | +37.3% | 3.5 kg per person | 4.81 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8168 kg per person | 0.7787 kg per person | 0.8636 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8167 kg per person | 0.6769 kg per person | 0.9092 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9571 kg per person | 0.8731 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 kg per person | 1.14 kg per person | 1.66 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 kg per person | 1.63 kg per person | 2.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 kg per person | 2.12 kg per person | 4.81 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.06 kg per person | 4.77 kg per person | 5.42 kg per person | 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Uruguay?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Uruguay was 5.42 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6769 kg per person in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.4%. 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 Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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)
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.
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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.