Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 488.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 488.46 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 488.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.68 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 18th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.68 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 74.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 82.6 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 82.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 84.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 91.8 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 99.19 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 100.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 106.04 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 136.8 kg per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1971 | 172.9 kg per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1972 | 142.99 kg per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1973 | 143.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 152.22 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 157.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 176.17 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 204.5 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 212.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 216.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 208.6 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 209.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 193.55 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 215.97 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 215.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 172.77 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 194.37 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 234.23 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 215.97 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 205.17 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 279.01 kg per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1991 | 283.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 300.76 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 248.58 kg per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 248.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 220.04 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 317.74 kg per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1997 | 336.42 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 339.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 387.71 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 406.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 455.05 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 453.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 435.91 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 445.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 457.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 480.86 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 487.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 486.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 477.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 466.65 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 453.41 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 475.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 471.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 469.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 474.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 470.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 473.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 476.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 474.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 485.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 483.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 485.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 488.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 488.46 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118.55 kg per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 488.46 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 139.89 kg per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +44.4% | 220.04 kg per square kilometre | 317.74 kg per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +36.0% | 205.17 kg per square kilometre | 279.01 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.35 kg per square kilometre | 72.68 kg per square kilometre | 106.04 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 171.63 kg per square kilometre | 136.8 kg per square kilometre | 216.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 206.6 kg per square kilometre | 172.77 kg per square kilometre | 234.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 296.18 kg per square kilometre | 220.04 kg per square kilometre | 387.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 458.64 kg per square kilometre | 406.3 kg per square kilometre | 487.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 470.66 kg per square kilometre | 453.41 kg per square kilometre | 476.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 485.97 kg per square kilometre | 483.99 kg per square kilometre | 488.46 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 15 Indonesia 747.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 16 Belgium 721.27 kg per square kilometre compare
- 17 Grenada 596.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 19 Palestine 404.29 kg per square kilometre compare
- 20 Malaysia 402.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 El Salvador 385.18 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Jamaica was 488.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 488.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.68 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 18th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.