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

Puerto Rico ranks 95th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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

Name: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Puerto Rico: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.0777 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0777 kg per person

Change on year

down 7.9%

World rank

95th

of 143 countries

All-time high

0.433 kg per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0401 kg per person

in 2003

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0777 kg per person for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.

The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.433 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0401 kg per person, in 2003.

That places Puerto Rico 95th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.433 kg per person	—
1962	0.3914 kg per person	-9.6%
1963	0.367 kg per person	-6.2%
1964	0.3442 kg per person	-6.2%
1965	0.3235 kg per person	-6.0%
1966	0.3121 kg per person	-3.5%
1967	0.2915 kg per person	-6.6%
1968	0.3002 kg per person	+3.0%
1969	0.2829 kg per person	-5.8%
1970	0.2646 kg per person	-6.4%
1971	0.2459 kg per person	-7.1%
1972	0.2553 kg per person	+3.8%
1973	0.2499 kg per person	-2.1%
1974	0.2583 kg per person	+3.4%
1975	0.2536 kg per person	-1.8%
1976	0.256 kg per person	+1.0%
1977	0.2523 kg per person	-1.5%
1978	0.249 kg per person	-1.3%
1979	0.2523 kg per person	+1.3%
1980	0.2493 kg per person	-1.2%
1981	0.2465 kg per person	-1.1%
1982	0.2438 kg per person	-1.1%
1983	0.2534 kg per person	+3.9%
1984	0.2509 kg per person	-1.0%
1985	0.2485 kg per person	-1.0%
1986	0.2508 kg per person	+0.9%
1987	0.2531 kg per person	+0.9%
1988	0.2531 kg per person	-0.0%
1989	0.2542 kg per person	+0.4%
1990	0.2519 kg per person	-0.9%
1991	0.2535 kg per person	+0.6%
1992	0.2564 kg per person	+1.1%
1993	0.2542 kg per person	-0.8%
1994	0.2573 kg per person	+1.2%
1995	0.255 kg per person	-0.9%
1996	0.2521 kg per person	-1.1%
1997	0.2551 kg per person	+1.2%
1998	0.2642 kg per person	+3.6%
1999	0.2629 kg per person	-0.5%
2000	0.2727 kg per person	+3.7%
2001	0.2721 kg per person	-0.2%
2002	0.2717 kg per person	-0.1%
2003	0.0401 kg per person	-85.2%
2004	0.0535 kg per person	+33.5%
2005	0.0671 kg per person	+25.3%
2006	0.0949 kg per person	+41.5%
2007	0.0978 kg per person	+3.1%
2008	0.0968 kg per person	-1.0%
2009	0.0989 kg per person	+2.1%
2010	0.1009 kg per person	+2.1%
2011	0.1034 kg per person	+2.4%
2012	0.1125 kg per person	+8.8%
2013	0.098 kg per person	-12.9%
2014	0.0896 kg per person	-8.6%
2015	0.0807 kg per person	-10.0%
2016	0.0713 kg per person	-11.6%
2017	0.0618 kg per person	-13.4%
2018	0.0528 kg per person	-14.6%
2019	0.0534 kg per person	+1.2%
2020	0.0634 kg per person	+18.7%
2021	0.069 kg per person	+8.9%
2022	0.0844 kg per person	+22.2%
2023	0.0777 kg per person	-7.9%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

Puerto Rico's 0.0777 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.21 kg per person, 37% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Puerto Rico's 0.0777 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6245 kg per person, 12% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — 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
2003	-85.2%	0.2717 kg per person	0.0401 kg per person
2006	+41.5%	0.0671 kg per person	0.0949 kg per person
2004	+33.5%	0.0401 kg per person	0.0535 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3384 kg per person	0.2829 kg per person	0.433 kg per person	9
1970s	0.2537 kg per person	0.2459 kg per person	0.2646 kg per person	10
1980s	0.2504 kg per person	0.2438 kg per person	0.2542 kg per person	10
1990s	0.2563 kg per person	0.2519 kg per person	0.2642 kg per person	10
2000s	0.1366 kg per person	0.0401 kg per person	0.2727 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0824 kg per person	0.0528 kg per person	0.1125 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0736 kg per person	0.0634 kg per person	0.0844 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

92 Malta 0.082 kg per person compare
93 Myanmar 0.0793 kg per person compare
94 Serbia 0.0784 kg per person compare
96 Cambodia 0.0724 kg per person compare
97 Zimbabwe 0.0689 kg per person compare
98 Pakistan 0.0612 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico?: Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0777 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.433 kg per person in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0401 kg per person in 2003.
How does Puerto Rico rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?: Puerto Rico ranks 95th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Horses — 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.

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

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Horses — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Indicator: Horses — 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: 145 places, 8,113 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 08 October 2026

Horses — 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.