Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Jamaica
Jamaica: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 162.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Jamaica is 162.95 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Jamaica peaked at 162.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.28 kg per square kilometre, in 1972.
Jamaica ranks 15th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 159.07 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 159.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 143.99 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 127.53 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1965 | 129.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 131.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 137.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 117.93 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 105.59 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1970 | 98.19 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 90.51 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 82.28 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 82.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 82.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 87.77 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 90.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 93.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 95.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 101.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 104.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 106.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 109.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 112.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 115.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 117.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 117.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 124.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 132.29 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 132.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 134.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 137.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 142.62 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 142.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 142.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 144.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 149.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 151.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 152.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 153.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 156.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 158.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 160.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 162.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 162.95 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.37 kg per square kilometre, 25.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 162.95 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.48 kg per square kilometre, 36.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134.66 kg per square kilometre | 105.59 kg per square kilometre | 159.9 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.45 kg per square kilometre | 82.28 kg per square kilometre | 101.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 114.64 kg per square kilometre | 104.22 kg per square kilometre | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.43 kg per square kilometre | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | 132.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.17 kg per square kilometre | 134.39 kg per square kilometre | 153.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 159.81 kg per square kilometre | 156.62 kg per square kilometre | 162.95 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 183.48 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 Rwanda 181.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Kenya 178.92 kg per square kilometre compare
- 16 Lebanon 153.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 17 India 147.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 Ethiopia 141.01 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Jamaica?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Jamaica was 162.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 162.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.28 kg per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Jamaica rank for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Jamaica ranks 15th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.