Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Latvia
Latvia: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 5.17 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 5.17 kg per square kilometre for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 17.25 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.77 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Latvia 91st 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 32 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17.25 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 16.33 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 15.06 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 15.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 15.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 14.83 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 13.4 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 12.65 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 10.92 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 11.44 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 11.27 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 10.64 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 8.85 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 8.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 7.82 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 7.47 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.24 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 6.9 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 6.61 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.27 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 6.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.79 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.52 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 5.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.1 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 4.77 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 5 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 5.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 5.17 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.63 kg per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 5.17 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.23 kg per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.07 kg per square kilometre | 12.65 kg per square kilometre | 17.25 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.29 kg per square kilometre | 7.47 kg per square kilometre | 11.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | 7.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | 4.77 kg per square kilometre | 5.17 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Latvia?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Latvia was 5.17 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.25 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.77 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Latvia ranks 91st out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — 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
Horses — 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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — 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.
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Horses — 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.