Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Uruguay
Uruguay: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 1.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Uruguay stood at 1.12 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Uruguay peaked at 2.44 kg per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6954 kg per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Uruguay 99th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9595 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9638 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9921 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9386 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7815 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8591 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8591 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9696 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8998 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7408 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7361 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7454 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8145 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8145 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9929 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1981 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1983 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.918 kg per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9611 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9502 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.12 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.12 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6 kg per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -62.4% | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | 0.918 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9613 kg per square kilometre | 0.7815 kg per square kilometre | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8315 kg per square kilometre | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 0.9929 kg per square kilometre | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 0.918 kg per square kilometre | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 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, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Uruguay?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Uruguay was 1.12 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6954 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Uruguay ranks 99th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.