Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 92.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — 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 92.2 kg per square kilometre for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 134.71 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 86.76 kg per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 13th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 113.72 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 107.31 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 108.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 105.64 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 102.97 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 102.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 102.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100.46 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 100.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 96.12 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 95.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 93.61 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 98.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 102.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 107.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 116.21 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 112.1 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 114.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 110.14 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 112.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 115.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 106.22 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 103.47 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 107.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 106.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 107.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 99.87 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 106.45 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 105.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 106.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 107.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 108.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 109.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 109.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 107.31 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 109.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 114.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 114.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 114.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 114.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 134.71 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 89.04 kg per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2003 | 99.77 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 97.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 98.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 119.87 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 97.49 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 91.78 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 89.73 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 91.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 92.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 92.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 86.76 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 94.29 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 93.84 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 93.36 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 93.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 95.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 93.83 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 92.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 92.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.63 kg per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 92.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.77 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -33.9% | 134.71 kg per square kilometre | 89.04 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104.93 kg per square kilometre | 100.46 kg per square kilometre | 113.72 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 104.65 kg per square kilometre | 93.61 kg per square kilometre | 116.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 106.94 kg per square kilometre | 99.87 kg per square kilometre | 115.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 110.05 kg per square kilometre | 106.17 kg per square kilometre | 114.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.33 kg per square kilometre | 89.04 kg per square kilometre | 134.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9 kg per square kilometre | 86.76 kg per square kilometre | 96.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6 kg per square kilometre | 92.2 kg per square kilometre | 97.32 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 10 Malta 119.63 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 Barbados 114.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 113.03 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Costa Rica 92.01 kg per square kilometre compare
- 15 Nicaragua 89.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 16 Gambia 87.67 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay was 92.2 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 134.71 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.76 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 13th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.
About this data
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.