Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1.73 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador is 1.73 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 20 kg per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.8512 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 150th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.24 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.56 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 8.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 8.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 8.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 9.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 9.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 10.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 10.35 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 10.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 10.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 12.03 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 12.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 12.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 13.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 13.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 13.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 13.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 14.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 14.55 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 14.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 15.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 15.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 12.36 kg per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 14.19 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 14.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 16.16 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 16.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 16.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 17.88 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 18.86 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 20 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 15.99 kg per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1996 | 16.76 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 16.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 16.71 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.77 kg per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2001 | 16.46 kg per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 2002 | 9.34 kg per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 8.51 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 8.18 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 8.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 9.45 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 10.31 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 9.04 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 9.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 8.14 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 6.79 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.28 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -80.0% |
| 2015 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | -45.1% |
| 2019 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8512 kg per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 2021 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | +310.5% |
| 2022 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -58.9% |
| 2023 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.73 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.16 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.73 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.64 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +310.5% | 0.8512 kg per square kilometre | 3.49 kg per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -80.0% | 6.28 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -58.9% | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | 1.44 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -50.4% | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | 0.8512 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +52.8% | 10.77 kg per square kilometre | 16.46 kg per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -45.1% | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | 1.31 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.16 kg per square kilometre | 8.24 kg per square kilometre | 10.02 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.01 kg per square kilometre | 10.35 kg per square kilometre | 13.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.58 kg per square kilometre | 12.36 kg per square kilometre | 16.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.34 kg per square kilometre | 15.99 kg per square kilometre | 20 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.03 kg per square kilometre | 8.18 kg per square kilometre | 16.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 8.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 0.8512 kg per square kilometre | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador was 1.73 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20 kg per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8512 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 150th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.