Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 13.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Uruguay stood at 13.23 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 120.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Uruguay peaked at 13.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.61 kg per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Uruguay 64th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 4.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.97 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 5.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 5.06 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.34 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.01 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 9.94 kg per square kilometre | +89.5% |
| 2016 | 9.6 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 8.88 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 11.76 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2020 | 11.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 11.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 12.62 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 13.23 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 13.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.44 kg per square kilometre, 9.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 13.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.85 kg per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +89.5% | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | 9.94 kg per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +37.5% | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | 11.76 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 kg per square kilometre | 3.84 kg per square kilometre | 5.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 kg per square kilometre | 5.06 kg per square kilometre | 11.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.36 kg per square kilometre | 11.67 kg per square kilometre | 13.23 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 61 Rwanda 14.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 62 Georgia 13.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 63 South Africa 13.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 65 Haiti 13.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 66 Burkina Faso 12.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 67 Myanmar 12.62 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 poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Uruguay?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Uruguay was 13.23 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Uruguay ranks 64th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.