How does Uruguay rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?

Uruguay ranks 7th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.

Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Uruguay

Name: Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Uruguay
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Uruguay: Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0143 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0143 kg per person

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

7th

of 143 countries

All-time high

0.0233 kg per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0136 kg per person

in 2013

Years of data

1961–2023

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.0143 kg per person for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0233 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0136 kg per person, in 2013.

That places Uruguay 7th 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Uruguay, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0233 kg per person	—
1962	0.0217 kg per person	-6.8%
1963	0.0217 kg per person	-0.2%
1964	0.0209 kg per person	-3.6%
1965	0.0202 kg per person	-3.5%
1966	0.0199 kg per person	-1.2%
1967	0.0197 kg per person	-0.9%
1968	0.0191 kg per person	-3.0%
1969	0.019 kg per person	-0.7%
1970	0.0181 kg per person	-4.9%
1971	0.0179 kg per person	-0.8%
1972	0.0174 kg per person	-2.9%
1973	0.0182 kg per person	+4.3%
1974	0.0189 kg per person	+4.0%
1975	0.0196 kg per person	+3.8%
1976	0.0211 kg per person	+7.6%
1977	0.0202 kg per person	-4.1%
1978	0.0205 kg per person	+1.3%
1979	0.0197 kg per person	-4.0%
1980	0.02 kg per person	+1.4%
1981	0.0205 kg per person	+2.6%
1982	0.0187 kg per person	-8.4%
1983	0.0182 kg per person	-3.0%
1984	0.0187 kg per person	+3.0%
1985	0.0184 kg per person	-1.5%
1986	0.0185 kg per person	+0.5%
1987	0.0172 kg per person	-7.3%
1988	0.0182 kg per person	+6.0%
1989	0.0179 kg per person	-1.5%
1990	0.018 kg per person	+0.1%
1991	0.018 kg per person	+0.5%
1992	0.0181 kg per person	+0.5%
1993	0.0182 kg per person	+0.5%
1994	0.0181 kg per person	-0.5%
1995	0.0177 kg per person	-2.6%
1996	0.0179 kg per person	+1.6%
1997	0.0186 kg per person	+3.6%
1998	0.0185 kg per person	-0.5%
1999	0.0184 kg per person	-0.5%
2000	0.0184 kg per person	-0.3%
2001	0.0216 kg per person	+17.6%
2002	0.0143 kg per person	-34.0%
2003	0.016 kg per person	+12.0%
2004	0.0157 kg per person	-1.9%
2005	0.0158 kg per person	+0.6%
2006	0.0191 kg per person	+21.4%
2007	0.0155 kg per person	-18.8%
2008	0.0146 kg per person	-6.1%
2009	0.0142 kg per person	-2.5%
2010	0.0144 kg per person	+1.3%
2011	0.0146 kg per person	+1.3%
2012	0.0146 kg per person	+0.2%
2013	0.0136 kg per person	-6.9%
2014	0.0147 kg per person	+8.3%
2015	0.0146 kg per person	-0.8%
2016	0.0147 kg per person	+0.6%
2017	0.0149 kg per person	+1.1%
2018	0.0144 kg per person	-3.0%
2019	0.0144 kg per person	+0.0%
2020	0.015 kg per person	+4.1%
2021	0.0147 kg per person	-2.3%
2022	0.0145 kg per person	-1.1%
2023	0.0143 kg per person	-1.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

Uruguay's 0.0143 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.002 kg per person, 7.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Uruguay's 0.0143 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 kg per person, 7.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita 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	-34.0%	0.0216 kg per person	0.0143 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0206 kg per person	0.019 kg per person	0.0233 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0192 kg per person	0.0174 kg per person	0.0211 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0186 kg per person	0.0172 kg per person	0.0205 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0182 kg per person	0.0177 kg per person	0.0186 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0165 kg per person	0.0142 kg per person	0.0216 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0145 kg per person	0.0136 kg per person	0.0149 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0146 kg per person	0.0143 kg per person	0.015 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

4 Kyrgyzstan 0.0458 kg per person compare
5 Romania 0.0194 kg per person compare
6 Chad 0.0186 kg per person compare
8 Sierra Leone 0.0126 kg per person compare
9 Canada 0.0099 kg per person compare
10 Cuba 0.0098 kg per person compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Uruguay?: Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Uruguay was 0.0143 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.0233 kg per person in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0136 kg per person in 2013.
How does Uruguay rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Uruguay ranks 7th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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: 07 October 2026

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.