Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Uruguay
Uruguay: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.7447 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Uruguay stood at 0.7447 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is 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 volatilises (n) in Uruguay peaked at 1.63 kg per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4636 kg per square kilometre, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 99th of 168 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, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6397 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7361 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6919 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6425 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6614 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6769 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6257 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.521 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5727 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5727 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6464 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.693 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5999 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4939 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4636 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4908 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.497 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.543 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.543 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6619 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6723 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8791 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8016 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6723 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7757 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7757 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8016 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8791 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9308 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9567 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7778 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8078 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9696 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.905 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9505 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9779 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8791 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9696 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.612 kg per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6407 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6692 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7165 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6335 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.686 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8233 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7338 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.724 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7447 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises 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% | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | 0.612 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6409 kg per square kilometre | 0.521 kg per square kilometre | 0.7361 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5543 kg per square kilometre | 0.4636 kg per square kilometre | 0.693 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.785 kg per square kilometre | 0.6619 kg per square kilometre | 0.9308 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9694 kg per square kilometre | 0.7778 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 0.8791 kg per square kilometre | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 0.612 kg per square kilometre | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7564 kg per square kilometre | 0.724 kg per square kilometre | 0.8233 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 96 Lesotho 0.7819 kg per square kilometre compare
- 97 Chile 0.7647 kg per square kilometre compare
- 98 Afghanistan 0.7559 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Iraq 0.6946 kg per square kilometre compare
- 101 Mali 0.608 kg per square kilometre compare
- 102 Madagascar 0.5837 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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 volatilises (n) in Uruguay?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Uruguay was 0.7447 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4636 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Uruguay ranks 99th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.