Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 21 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Uruguay stood at 21 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Uruguay peaked at 102.01 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 21 kg per person, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 10th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 101.56 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 100.41 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 99.58 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 98.8 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 97.65 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 102.01 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 93.75 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 93.42 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 97.53 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 85.31 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 75.43 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 65.67 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1973 | 67.09 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 61.79 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 62.79 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 64.77 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 65.71 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 66.1 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 70.15 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 81.21 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 82.34 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 81.67 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 81.86 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 82.25 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 84.07 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 92.07 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 94.18 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 96.29 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 96.43 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 97.3 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 101.98 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 95.41 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 88.34 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 80.08 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 75.82 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 73.71 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 67.88 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 60.96 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 53.32 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 48.39 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 44.2 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 39.46 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 36.42 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 35.64 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 39.55 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 40.38 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 37.54 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 34.69 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 31.37 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 27.86 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 26.94 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 29.56 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 29.35 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.54 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 23.68 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 23.24 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 23.25 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.62 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 23.18 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 22.37 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 22.01 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.82 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 21 kg per person | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.3 kg per person | 93.42 kg per person | 102.01 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.48 kg per person | 61.79 kg per person | 85.31 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.24 kg per person | 81.21 kg per person | 96.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.48 kg per person | 53.32 kg per person | 101.98 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.76 kg per person | 31.37 kg per person | 48.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.62 kg per person | 22.62 kg per person | 29.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8 kg per person | 21 kg per person | 22.37 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 7 Turkmenistan 32.88 kg per person compare
- 8 Mali 32.05 kg per person compare
- 9 Faroe Islands 21.75 kg per person compare
- 11 Central African Republic 19.23 kg per person compare
- 12 Sudan 18.97 kg per person compare
- 13 Namibia 18.74 kg per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Uruguay?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Uruguay was 21 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 102.01 kg per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.