Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 25.54 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Puerto Rico is 25.54 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Puerto Rico peaked at 69.41 kg per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 18.77 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Puerto Rico 42nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.77 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 20.6 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 23.12 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 21.88 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 20.68 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 21.92 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 21.46 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 22.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 23.61 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 24.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 26.59 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 27.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 27.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 26.69 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 30.2 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 33.56 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 33.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 34.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 40.26 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 42.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 41.32 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 37.28 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 35.46 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 37.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 42.39 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 43.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 50.3 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 60.78 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 57.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 59.93 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 67.17 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 67.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 69.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 69.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 68.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 67.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 62.99 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 67.37 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 63.8 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 58.95 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 59.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 60.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 51.83 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 66.57 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 60.76 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 59.81 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 59.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 58.33 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 56.89 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 58.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 55.56 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 54.76 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 54.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 53.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 52.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 49.25 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 44.36 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 40.06 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 33.96 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 26.03 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 25.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 25.54 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.44 kg per square kilometre, 17.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 25.54 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.85 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.57 kg per square kilometre | 18.77 kg per square kilometre | 23.61 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.47 kg per square kilometre | 24.04 kg per square kilometre | 40.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.77 kg per square kilometre | 35.46 kg per square kilometre | 60.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.35 kg per square kilometre | 59.93 kg per square kilometre | 69.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.55 kg per square kilometre | 51.83 kg per square kilometre | 66.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.77 kg per square kilometre | 44.36 kg per square kilometre | 58.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4 kg per square kilometre | 25.54 kg per square kilometre | 40.06 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % 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 -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Puerto Rico?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Puerto Rico was 25.54 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 69.41 kg per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.77 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.