Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.58 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
151st
of 162 countries
All-time high
1.63 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
1.03 kg per square kilometre
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.58 kg per square kilometre for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 1.63 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.03 kg per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Uruguay 151st out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.58 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.46 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.58 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.64 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 148 Ireland 2.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 149 Panama 1.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Ecuador 1.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Estonia 1.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 New Caledonia 1.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Nicaragua 0.9979 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay was 1.58 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 kg per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Uruguay rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 151st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.