Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 0.0176 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0176 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0309 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 kg per person, in 1999.
Puerto Rico ranks 91st 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 on pasture … left capita volatilises in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0162 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0181 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0249 kg per person | +37.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0225 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0222 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0229 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0231 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0233 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0237 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0239 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0269 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0268 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0264 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0254 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0282 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0301 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0309 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0305 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0308 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0306 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0301 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0251 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0216 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0205 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0202 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0218 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0233 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0198 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 0.017 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0191 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0208 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0204 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0182 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0187 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.017 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0154 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0156 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 kg per person | -42.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0134 kg per person | +49.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0092 kg per person | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 kg per person | +28.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0135 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0125 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0143 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0145 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0132 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0151 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0152 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.014 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0141 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0142 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0143 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0145 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 kg per person | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0172 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0155 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0175 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0172 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.017 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0174 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0175 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 kg per person | +0.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0176 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 kg per person, 6.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0176 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0456 kg per person, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0219 kg per person | 0.0162 kg per person | 0.0249 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.028 kg per person | 0.0239 kg per person | 0.0309 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0236 kg per person | 0.0198 kg per person | 0.0306 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0171 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 0.0208 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0133 kg per person | 0.0092 kg per person | 0.0152 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0155 kg per person | 0.014 kg per person | 0.0175 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0174 kg per person | 0.017 kg per person | 0.0176 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % 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 -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Puerto Rico?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Puerto Rico was 0.0176 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0309 kg per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 kg per person in 1999.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 91st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.