How does Puerto Rico rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?

Puerto Rico ranks 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.

Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Puerto Rico

Name: Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico: Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre was 73.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

73.74 kg per square kilometre

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

40th

of 168 countries

All-time high

267.71 kg per square kilometre

in 1994

All-time low

50.47 kg per square kilometre

in 1965

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Puerto Rico stood at 73.74 kg per square kilometre.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Puerto Rico peaked at 267.71 kg per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 50.47 kg per square kilometre, in 1965.

That places Puerto Rico 40th 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, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per square kilometre	Change
1961	56.12 kg per square kilometre	—
1962	60.3 kg per square kilometre	+7.5%
1963	57.79 kg per square kilometre	-4.2%
1964	56 kg per square kilometre	-3.1%
1965	50.47 kg per square kilometre	-9.9%
1966	54.18 kg per square kilometre	+7.4%
1967	51.2 kg per square kilometre	-5.5%
1968	53.54 kg per square kilometre	+4.6%
1969	59.17 kg per square kilometre	+10.5%
1970	60.06 kg per square kilometre	+1.5%
1971	64.48 kg per square kilometre	+7.4%
1972	68.4 kg per square kilometre	+6.1%
1973	65.97 kg per square kilometre	-3.6%
1974	64.79 kg per square kilometre	-1.8%
1975	73.37 kg per square kilometre	+13.2%
1976	83.2 kg per square kilometre	+13.4%
1977	80.31 kg per square kilometre	-3.5%
1978	86.81 kg per square kilometre	+8.1%
1979	109.28 kg per square kilometre	+25.9%
1980	117.67 kg per square kilometre	+7.7%
1981	114.12 kg per square kilometre	-3.0%
1982	107.51 kg per square kilometre	-5.8%
1983	103.37 kg per square kilometre	-3.8%
1984	114.41 kg per square kilometre	+10.7%
1985	141.13 kg per square kilometre	+23.4%
1986	148.46 kg per square kilometre	+5.2%
1987	173.03 kg per square kilometre	+16.6%
1988	216.88 kg per square kilometre	+25.3%
1989	208.4 kg per square kilometre	-3.9%
1990	228.94 kg per square kilometre	+9.9%
1991	256.37 kg per square kilometre	+12.0%
1992	254.71 kg per square kilometre	-0.6%
1993	261.21 kg per square kilometre	+2.6%
1994	267.71 kg per square kilometre	+2.5%
1995	260.67 kg per square kilometre	-2.6%
1996	260.71 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	244.86 kg per square kilometre	-6.1%
1998	264.33 kg per square kilometre	+8.0%
1999	267.28 kg per square kilometre	+1.1%
2000	231.65 kg per square kilometre	-13.3%
2001	248.45 kg per square kilometre	+7.3%
2002	241.43 kg per square kilometre	-2.8%
2003	236.24 kg per square kilometre	-2.2%
2004	201.34 kg per square kilometre	-14.8%
2005	263.88 kg per square kilometre	+31.1%
2006	236.87 kg per square kilometre	-10.2%
2007	236.57 kg per square kilometre	-0.1%
2008	228.32 kg per square kilometre	-3.5%
2009	224.33 kg per square kilometre	-1.7%
2010	224.59 kg per square kilometre	+0.1%
2011	221.35 kg per square kilometre	-1.4%
2012	229.69 kg per square kilometre	+3.8%
2013	215.25 kg per square kilometre	-6.3%
2014	211.54 kg per square kilometre	-1.7%
2015	203.96 kg per square kilometre	-3.6%
2016	200.41 kg per square kilometre	-1.7%
2017	200.3 kg per square kilometre	-0.1%
2018	181.89 kg per square kilometre	-9.2%
2019	159.99 kg per square kilometre	-12.0%
2020	140.99 kg per square kilometre	-11.9%
2021	112.16 kg per square kilometre	-20.4%
2022	75.92 kg per square kilometre	-32.3%
2023	73.74 kg per square kilometre	-2.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	55.42 kg per square kilometre	50.47 kg per square kilometre	60.3 kg per square kilometre	9
1970s	75.67 kg per square kilometre	60.06 kg per square kilometre	109.28 kg per square kilometre	10
1980s	144.5 kg per square kilometre	103.37 kg per square kilometre	216.88 kg per square kilometre	10
1990s	256.68 kg per square kilometre	228.94 kg per square kilometre	267.71 kg per square kilometre	10
2000s	234.91 kg per square kilometre	201.34 kg per square kilometre	263.88 kg per square kilometre	10
2010s	204.9 kg per square kilometre	159.99 kg per square kilometre	229.69 kg per square kilometre	10
2020s	100.7 kg per square kilometre	73.74 kg per square kilometre	140.99 kg per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

37 Czechia 80.06 kg per square kilometre compare
38 Panama 78.72 kg per square kilometre compare
39 Thailand 73.96 kg per square kilometre compare
41 Hungary 72.6 kg per square kilometre compare
42 Nepal 71.74 kg per square kilometre compare
43 Fiji 65.96 kg per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Puerto Rico?: Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Puerto Rico was 73.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 267.71 kg per square kilometre in 1994.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 50.47 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
How does Puerto Rico rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?: Puerto Rico ranks 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. 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, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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.

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Indicator: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre
Unit: kg per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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.