Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches was 258.13 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
258.13 million kg
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
4th
of 32 groups
All-time high
284.39 million kg
in 2001
All-time low
214.43 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 258.13 million kg for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 284.39 million kg in 2001 and was at its lowest, 214.43 million kg, in 1961.

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 214.43 million kg
1962 214.68 million kg +0.1%
1963 216.97 million kg +1.1%
1964 221.14 million kg +1.9%
1965 222.99 million kg +0.8%
1966 226.75 million kg +1.7%
1967 230.47 million kg +1.6%
1968 234.29 million kg +1.7%
1969 230.45 million kg -1.6%
1970 241.13 million kg +4.6%
1971 244.22 million kg +1.3%
1972 245.66 million kg +0.6%
1973 249.20 million kg +1.4%
1974 255.32 million kg +2.5%
1975 260.13 million kg +1.9%
1976 259.68 million kg -0.2%
1977 251.86 million kg -3.0%
1978 248.53 million kg -1.3%
1979 251.36 million kg +1.1%
1980 252.93 million kg +0.6%
1981 255.34 million kg +1.0%
1982 254.80 million kg -0.2%
1983 255.25 million kg +0.2%
1984 258.23 million kg +1.2%
1985 261.72 million kg +1.4%
1986 263.69 million kg +0.8%
1987 265.64 million kg +0.7%
1988 267.16 million kg +0.6%
1989 272.66 million kg +2.1%
1990 274.05 million kg +0.5%
1991 275.36 million kg +0.5%
1992 277.18 million kg +0.7%
1993 278.84 million kg +0.6%
1994 281.45 million kg +0.9%
1995 283.31 million kg +0.7%
1996 275.89 million kg -2.6%
1997 278.24 million kg +0.9%
1998 277.65 million kg -0.2%
1999 281.58 million kg +1.4%
2000 280.71 million kg -0.3%
2001 284.39 million kg +1.3%
2002 280.76 million kg -1.3%
2003 282.03 million kg +0.5%
2004 281.60 million kg -0.2%
2005 281.18 million kg -0.1%
2006 279.65 million kg -0.5%
2007 278.90 million kg -0.3%
2008 277.83 million kg -0.4%
2009 278.46 million kg +0.2%
2010 273.97 million kg -1.6%
2011 272.13 million kg -0.7%
2012 259.11 million kg -4.8%
2013 257.30 million kg -0.7%
2014 258.42 million kg +0.4%
2015 246.46 million kg -4.6%
2016 250.55 million kg +1.7%
2017 249.66 million kg -0.4%
2018 251.94 million kg +0.9%
2019 255.45 million kg +1.4%
2020 263.93 million kg +3.3%
2021 259.78 million kg -1.6%
2022 259.23 million kg -0.2%
2023 258.13 million kg -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 223.57 million kg 214.43 million kg 234.29 million kg 9
1970s 250.71 million kg 241.13 million kg 260.13 million kg 10
1980s 260.74 million kg 252.93 million kg 272.66 million kg 10
1990s 278.35 million kg 274.05 million kg 283.31 million kg 10
2000s 280.55 million kg 277.83 million kg 284.39 million kg 10
2010s 257.50 million kg 246.46 million kg 273.97 million kg 10
2020s 260.27 million kg 258.13 million kg 263.93 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 1 OECD 180.16 million kg compare
  2. 2 Mexico 76.08 million kg compare
  3. 3 Brazil 68.83 million kg compare
  4. 4 USSR 67.44 million kg compare
  5. 5 Mongolia 55.00 million kg compare
  6. 6 Kazakhstan 43.86 million kg compare
  7. 7 China 40.92 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Horses — manure left on pasture that leaches in Latin America and the Caribbean was 258.13 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 284.39 million kg in 2001.
What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 214.43 million kg in 1961.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 11,993 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).