How does Uruguay rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?

Uruguay ranks 38th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Uruguay

Name: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Uruguay
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Uruguay: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP was 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 13.5%

World rank

38th

of 158 countries

All-time high

0.1695 kg per US$ of GDP

in 1963

All-time low

0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Uruguay, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Uruguay stood at 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 0.1695 kg per US$ of GDP in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

Uruguay ranks 38th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Uruguay, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.168 kg per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.1521 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1963	0.1695 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1964	0.1325 kg per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1965	0.1383 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1966	0.1525 kg per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1967	0.1602 kg per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1968	0.1613 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1969	0.1349 kg per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1970	0.1113 kg per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
1971	0.0753 kg per US$ of GDP	-32.3%
1972	0.0846 kg per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1973	0.048 kg per US$ of GDP	-43.3%
1974	0.0431 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1975	0.0509 kg per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
1976	0.051 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1977	0.0464 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1978	0.0393 kg per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1979	0.0287 kg per US$ of GDP	-27.1%
1980	0.0236 kg per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
1981	0.0221 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1982	0.0265 kg per US$ of GDP	+19.9%
1983	0.0479 kg per US$ of GDP	+81.1%
1984	0.0509 kg per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1985	0.0536 kg per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1986	0.0475 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1987	0.039 kg per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
1988	0.0359 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1989	0.0352 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1990	0.0325 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1991	0.0284 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
1992	0.0232 kg per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
1993	0.0186 kg per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
1994	0.0145 kg per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1995	0.0125 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1996	0.0115 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1997	0.0091 kg per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1998	0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1999	0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2000	0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2001	0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2002	0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP	+37.3%
2003	0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2004	0.0085 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
2005	0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
2006	0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2007	0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP	-22.8%
2008	0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP	-29.2%
2009	0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
2010	0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP	-30.6%
2011	0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
2012	0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2013	0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
2014	0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2015	0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2016	0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2017	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2018	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2019	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
2020	0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
2021	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
2022	0.001 kg per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2023	0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.5%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

Uruguay's 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 kg per US$ of GDP, 27.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Uruguay's 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 15.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP 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
1983	+81.1%	0.0265 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0479 kg per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1521 kg per US$ of GDP	0.1325 kg per US$ of GDP	0.1695 kg per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0579 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0287 kg per US$ of GDP	0.1113 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0382 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0221 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0536 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0165 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0325 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

35 Uganda 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP compare
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37 Azerbaijan 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP compare
39 Ghana 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP compare
40 Cameroon 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Uruguay?: Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Uruguay was 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.1695 kg per US$ of GDP in 1963.
What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Uruguay rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?: Uruguay ranks 38th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), 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) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Indicator: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP
Unit: kg per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 8,592 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 October 2026

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.