Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Jamaica
Jamaica: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure was 5.29 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — amount excreted in manure in Jamaica is 5.29 million kg, measured in 2023. 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 in Jamaica peaked at 5.29 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 787,119 kg, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 117th of 193 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 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 787,119 kg | — |
| 1962 | 812,151 kg | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 894,571 kg | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 894,571 kg | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 917,829 kg | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 994,238 kg | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 1.07 million kg | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 1.09 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.15 million kg | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 1.48 million kg | +29.0% |
| 1971 | 1.87 million kg | +26.4% |
| 1972 | 1.55 million kg | -17.3% |
| 1973 | 1.55 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.65 million kg | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 1.71 million kg | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1.91 million kg | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 2.21 million kg | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 2.30 million kg | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 2.35 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 2.26 million kg | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 2.27 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.10 million kg | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 2.34 million kg | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 2.34 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.87 million kg | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 2.11 million kg | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 2.54 million kg | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 2.34 million kg | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 2.22 million kg | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 3.02 million kg | +36.0% |
| 1991 | 3.07 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.26 million kg | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 2.69 million kg | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 2.70 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.38 million kg | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 3.44 million kg | +44.4% |
| 1997 | 3.64 million kg | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 3.67 million kg | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.20 million kg | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 4.40 million kg | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 4.93 million kg | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 4.91 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.72 million kg | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.82 million kg | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.96 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.21 million kg | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.28 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.27 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.17 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.05 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.91 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 5.14 million kg | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 5.11 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.08 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.14 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.10 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.13 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.16 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.14 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.26 million kg | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.24 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.26 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.29 million kg | +0.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 5.29 million kg is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.69 million kg, 61% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 5.29 million kg is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.99 million kg, 48% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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% | 2.38 million kg | 3.44 million kg |
| 1990 | +36.0% | 2.22 million kg | 3.02 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 956,795 kg | 787,119 kg | 1.15 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.86 million kg | 1.48 million kg | 2.35 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.24 million kg | 1.87 million kg | 2.54 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.21 million kg | 2.38 million kg | 4.20 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.97 million kg | 4.40 million kg | 5.28 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.10 million kg | 4.91 million kg | 5.16 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 million kg | 5.24 million kg | 5.29 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 in Jamaica?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure in Jamaica was 5.29 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 787,119 kg in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure?
- Jamaica ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).