Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils was 1.04 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.04 million kg
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
132nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
2.83 million kg
in 1994
All-time low
766,483 kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Puerto Rico stood at 1.04 million kg.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Puerto Rico peaked at 2.83 million kg in 1994 and was at its lowest, 766,483 kg, in 1961.

That places Puerto Rico 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 880,798 kg 766,483 kg 963,815 kg 9
1970s 1.24 million kg 981,466 kg 1.64 million kg 10
1980s 1.83 million kg 1.45 million kg 2.48 million kg 10
1990s 2.71 million kg 2.45 million kg 2.83 million kg 10
2000s 2.43 million kg 2.12 million kg 2.72 million kg 10
2010s 2.20 million kg 1.81 million kg 2.40 million kg 10
2020s 1.28 million kg 1.04 million kg 1.64 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 129 Barbados 1.25 million kg compare
  2. 130 Mauritius 1.20 million kg compare
  3. 131 Réunion 1.14 million kg compare
  4. 133 North Macedonia, Republic of 958,233 kg compare
  5. 134 China, Hong Kong SAR 932,553 kg compare
  6. 135 Estonia 927,638 kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Puerto Rico?
Poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Puerto Rico was 1.04 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 2.83 million kg in 1994.
What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 766,483 kg in 1961.
How does Puerto Rico rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils?
Puerto Rico ranks 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,087 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).