Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 5.64 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 5.64 kg per square kilometre for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 43.97 kg per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 4.96 kg per square kilometre, in 2004.
Puerto Rico ranks 138th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.06 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 27.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 27.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 27.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 28.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 33.83 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 33.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 35.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 33.83 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 35.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 35.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 34.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 36.87 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 36.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 39.91 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 43.97 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 43.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 43.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 43.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 42.28 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 39.74 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 27.91 kg per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1983 | 29.6 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 28.75 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 26.89 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 26.05 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 24.35 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 24.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 31.96 kg per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1990 | 35.52 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 36.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 38.9 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 35.69 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 34.84 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 30.23 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 14.21 kg per square kilometre | -53.0% |
| 1997 | 21.99 kg per square kilometre | +54.7% |
| 1998 | 15.49 kg per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1999 | 15.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 15.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.32 kg per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 2004 | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 2005 | 5.3 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.72 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 6.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.56 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 7.78 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 8 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 8.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 9.56 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 7.97 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 7.47 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 7.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 6.58 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 6.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.03 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.92 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 5.64 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.46 kg per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 5.64 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.64 kg per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +54.7% | 14.21 kg per square kilometre | 21.99 kg per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -53.0% | 30.23 kg per square kilometre | 14.21 kg per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -45.4% | 15.22 kg per square kilometre | 8.32 kg per square kilometre |
| 2004 | -40.4% | 8.32 kg per square kilometre | 4.96 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.59 kg per square kilometre | 27.06 kg per square kilometre | 35.18 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.51 kg per square kilometre | 34.84 kg per square kilometre | 43.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.16 kg per square kilometre | 24.02 kg per square kilometre | 42.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.84 kg per square kilometre | 14.21 kg per square kilometre | 38.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3 kg per square kilometre | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | 15.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.31 kg per square kilometre | 6.03 kg per square kilometre | 9.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 kg per square kilometre | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | 5.92 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 135 Vanuatu 6.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Hungary 6.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Guyana 5.9 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 5.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 New Zealand 4.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Belarus 4.46 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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 5.64 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 43.97 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 138th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 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.