Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Uruguay
Uruguay: Chickens — Manure left on pasture was 7.72 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 7.72 million kg for chickens — manure left on pasture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 120.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture in Uruguay peaked at 7.72 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 816,537 kg, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 60th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 918,723 kg | — |
| 1962 | 940,594 kg | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 920,265 kg | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 898,447 kg | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 919,062 kg | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 916,400 kg | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 893,604 kg | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 908,960 kg | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 939,038 kg | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 964,534 kg | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 990,625 kg | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 973,682 kg | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.08 million kg | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 961,844 kg | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 816,537 kg | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 983,715 kg | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 993,092 kg | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.02 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.04 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.08 million kg | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.10 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.18 million kg | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.15 million kg | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.16 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.26 million kg | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 1.28 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.38 million kg | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 1.36 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.49 million kg | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 1.51 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.60 million kg | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.71 million kg | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.80 million kg | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.82 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.93 million kg | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 2.02 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 2.10 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.27 million kg | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 2.27 million kg | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.24 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.32 million kg | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.30 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.34 million kg | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.46 million kg | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.47 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.51 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.90 million kg | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 3.01 million kg | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.95 million kg | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.12 million kg | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 3.19 million kg | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.50 million kg | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 3.06 million kg | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 5.80 million kg | +89.5% |
| 2016 | 5.60 million kg | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 5.18 million kg | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 4.99 million kg | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 6.86 million kg | +37.5% |
| 2020 | 6.96 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.81 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 7.36 million kg | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 7.72 million kg | +4.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 7.72 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 372,626 kg, 20.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 7.72 million kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.62 million kg, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +89.5% | 3.06 million kg | 5.80 million kg |
| 2019 | +37.5% | 4.99 million kg | 6.86 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 917,233 kg | 893,604 kg | 940,594 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 982,572 kg | 816,537 kg | 1.08 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 million kg | 1.08 million kg | 1.38 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 million kg | 1.49 million kg | 2.27 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 million kg | 2.24 million kg | 3.01 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.43 million kg | 2.95 million kg | 6.86 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.21 million kg | 6.81 million kg | 7.72 million kg | 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 — manure left on pasture in Uruguay?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture in Uruguay was 7.72 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.72 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 816,537 kg in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for chickens — manure left on pasture?
- Uruguay ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).