Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 404.93 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay stood at 404.93 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 1,818 kg per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 404.93 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 29th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,485 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,486 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1,491 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1,496 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 1,494 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1,577 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 1,462 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 1,469 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 1,544 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 1,359 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 1,208 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 1,058 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 1,086 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1,006 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 1,030 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1,069 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1,091 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1,104 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1,177 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 1,369 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 1,393 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1,387 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,397 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1,410 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1,448 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1,594 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 1,640 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1,687 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1,699 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1,725 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1,818 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1,710 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 1,592 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 1,450 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 1,380 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 1,349 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1,249 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 1,127 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 990.03 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 901.69 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 825.51 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 737.93 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 681.49 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 667.22 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 741.07 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 757.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 705.27 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 653 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 591.79 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 526.75 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 510.62 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 561.93 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 559.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 507.41 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 454.12 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 447.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 448.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 437.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 448.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 432.94 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 425.63 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 421.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 404.93 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 404.93 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 404.93 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.44 kg per square kilometre, 10.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,501 kg per square kilometre | 1,462 kg per square kilometre | 1,577 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,119 kg per square kilometre | 1,006 kg per square kilometre | 1,359 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,502 kg per square kilometre | 1,369 kg per square kilometre | 1,699 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,439 kg per square kilometre | 990.03 kg per square kilometre | 1,818 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 726.24 kg per square kilometre | 591.79 kg per square kilometre | 901.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 490.16 kg per square kilometre | 437.18 kg per square kilometre | 561.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 421.16 kg per square kilometre | 404.93 kg per square kilometre | 432.94 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay was 404.93 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,818 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 404.93 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.