Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 43.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Puerto Rico is 43.82 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Puerto Rico peaked at 76.37 kg per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 26.42 kg per square kilometre, in 1999.
Puerto Rico ranks 49th 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 management (manure treated, N) … square in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.3 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 34.52 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 48.61 kg per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1964 | 44.74 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 44.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 46.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 47.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 48.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 49.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 50.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 57.91 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1972 | 58.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 59.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 58.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 65.66 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 71.27 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 74.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 74.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 76.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 76.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 76.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 64.08 kg per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 59.85 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 56.19 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 54 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 53.65 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 58.51 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 62.92 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 54 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 46.92 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 52.84 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 58.13 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 57.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 51.78 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 53.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 49.32 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 45.09 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 45.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 26.42 kg per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2000 | 39.7 kg per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 2001 | 27.48 kg per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 35.23 kg per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 40.23 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 37.24 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 42.55 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 42.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 38.75 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 44.14 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 44.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.51 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 40.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46.61 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 46.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.15 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 44.81 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 44.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 43.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 44.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 43.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 43.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 43.82 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.78 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 43.82 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.17 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +50.3% | 26.42 kg per square kilometre | 39.7 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.88 kg per square kilometre | 30.3 kg per square kilometre | 49.49 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.6 kg per square kilometre | 50.59 kg per square kilometre | 76.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.56 kg per square kilometre | 53.65 kg per square kilometre | 76.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.73 kg per square kilometre | 26.42 kg per square kilometre | 58.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.23 kg per square kilometre | 27.48 kg per square kilometre | 44.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6 kg per square kilometre | 40.51 kg per square kilometre | 46.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.81 kg per square kilometre | 43.4 kg per square kilometre | 44.14 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 46 Bahrain 48.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 47 Pakistan 46.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 48 Saint Lucia 45.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.91 kg per square kilometre compare
- 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 38.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 52 Luxembourg 38.09 kg per square kilometre compare
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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Puerto Rico?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Puerto Rico was 43.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 76.37 kg per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.42 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Puerto Rico ranks 49th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.