How does Puerto Rico rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?

Puerto Rico ranks 156th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.

Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico

Name: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Puerto Rico: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.0156 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0156 kg per person

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

156th

of 162 countries

All-time high

0.1281 kg per person

in 1976

All-time low

0.0115 kg per person

in 2004

Years of data

1961–2023

Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.0156 kg per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.1281 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 kg per person, in 2004.

That places Puerto Rico 156th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.1 kg per person	—
1962	0.098 kg per person	-2.1%
1963	0.0988 kg per person	+0.9%
1964	0.0969 kg per person	-1.9%
1965	0.0983 kg per person	+1.4%
1966	0.1143 kg per person	+16.3%
1967	0.1134 kg per person	-0.8%
1968	0.1172 kg per person	+3.4%
1969	0.1118 kg per person	-4.6%
1970	0.1148 kg per person	+2.7%
1971	0.1141 kg per person	-0.7%
1972	0.1097 kg per person	-3.8%
1973	0.1136 kg per person	+3.6%
1974	0.1113 kg per person	-2.1%
1975	0.1182 kg per person	+6.3%
1976	0.1281 kg per person	+8.4%
1977	0.1263 kg per person	-1.5%
1978	0.1246 kg per person	-1.3%
1979	0.1231 kg per person	-1.2%
1980	0.117 kg per person	-5.0%
1981	0.1087 kg per person	-7.1%
1982	0.0755 kg per person	-30.5%
1983	0.0793 kg per person	+5.0%
1984	0.0763 kg per person	-3.8%
1985	0.0706 kg per person	-7.4%
1986	0.0678 kg per person	-4.1%
1987	0.0628 kg per person	-7.4%
1988	0.0613 kg per person	-2.3%
1989	0.0809 kg per person	+31.9%
1990	0.0891 kg per person	+10.1%
1991	0.0905 kg per person	+1.7%
1992	0.0962 kg per person	+6.3%
1993	0.0875 kg per person	-9.0%
1994	0.0847 kg per person	-3.3%
1995	0.0728 kg per person	-14.0%
1996	0.0338 kg per person	-53.5%
1997	0.0519 kg per person	+53.3%
1998	0.0363 kg per person	-30.0%
1999	0.0355 kg per person	-2.2%
2000	0.0354 kg per person	-0.3%
2001	0.0354 kg per person	-0.2%
2002	0.0353 kg per person	-0.1%
2003	0.0193 kg per person	-45.4%
2004	0.0115 kg per person	-40.4%
2005	0.0123 kg per person	+7.1%
2006	0.0157 kg per person	+27.2%
2007	0.0157 kg per person	+0.1%
2008	0.0178 kg per person	+13.8%
2009	0.0185 kg per person	+3.6%
2010	0.0191 kg per person	+3.3%
2011	0.0197 kg per person	+3.5%
2012	0.0232 kg per person	+17.4%
2013	0.0195 kg per person	-16.0%
2014	0.0185 kg per person	-5.0%
2015	0.0176 kg per person	-4.8%
2016	0.0168 kg per person	-4.7%
2017	0.016 kg per person	-4.8%
2018	0.0166 kg per person	+4.0%
2019	0.0162 kg per person	-2.4%
2020	0.016 kg per person	-1.2%
2021	0.0159 kg per person	-0.8%
2022	0.0161 kg per person	+1.1%
2023	0.0156 kg per person	-2.7%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

Puerto Rico's 0.0156 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2275 kg per person, 7% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Puerto Rico's 0.0156 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3173 kg per person, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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
1997	+53.3%	0.0338 kg per person	0.0519 kg per person
1996	-53.5%	0.0728 kg per person	0.0338 kg per person
2003	-45.4%	0.0353 kg per person	0.0193 kg per person
2004	-40.4%	0.0193 kg per person	0.0115 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1054 kg per person	0.0969 kg per person	0.1172 kg per person	9
1970s	0.1184 kg per person	0.1097 kg per person	0.1281 kg per person	10
1980s	0.08 kg per person	0.0613 kg per person	0.117 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0678 kg per person	0.0338 kg per person	0.0962 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0217 kg per person	0.0115 kg per person	0.0354 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0183 kg per person	0.016 kg per person	0.0232 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0159 kg per person	0.0156 kg per person	0.0161 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

153 Ecuador 0.0239 kg per person compare
154 Finland 0.0187 kg per person compare
155 Nicaragua 0.0176 kg per person compare
157 Belize 0.007 kg per person compare
158 Canada 0.0047 kg per person compare
159 Papua New Guinea 0.0047 kg per person compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico?: Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0156 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.1281 kg per person in 1976.
What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 kg per person in 2004.
How does Puerto Rico rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?: Puerto Rico ranks 156th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.

Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 164 places, 9,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.