Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Jamaica
Jamaica: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 6.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Jamaica is 6.56 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Jamaica peaked at 20.68 kg per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.95 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 48th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 7.27 kg per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 1967 | 9.72 kg per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1968 | 10.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 12.35 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1970 | 12.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 10.03 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 11.47 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 12.29 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 13.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 14.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 14.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 15.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 15.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 16.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 16.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 18.8 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 18.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15.04 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 16.92 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 20.68 kg per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 18.8 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 5.74 kg per square kilometre | -69.5% |
| 1990 | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1991 | 6.33 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 6.56 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 5.75 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 5.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 6.32 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 6.68 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 7.44 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 7.92 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 6.09 kg per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 8.15 kg per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2002 | 7.52 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 7.21 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.89 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.33 kg per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 9.09 kg per square kilometre | +70.6% |
| 2007 | 6.58 kg per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 6.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 6.21 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 7.52 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 9.4 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 8.15 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 7.3 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 7.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.51 kg per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2017 | 4.67 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.93 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 5.42 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 5.69 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 6 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 6.56 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 6.56 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.11 kg per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 6.56 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.85 kg per square kilometre | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | 12.35 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.04 kg per square kilometre | 10.03 kg per square kilometre | 15.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.37 kg per square kilometre | 5.74 kg per square kilometre | 20.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.85 kg per square kilometre | 5.75 kg per square kilometre | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | 5.33 kg per square kilometre | 9.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.43 kg per square kilometre | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | 9.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.92 kg per square kilometre | 5.42 kg per square kilometre | 6.56 kg per square kilometre | 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, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Jamaica?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Jamaica was 6.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.68 kg per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.95 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Jamaica ranks 48th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.