Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 27.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Puerto Rico stood at 27.95 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Puerto Rico peaked at 55.08 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.19 kg per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Puerto Rico 135th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 square in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.18 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 32.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 33.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 33.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 34.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 39.28 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 39.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 40.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 39.89 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 41.51 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 42.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 41.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 44.15 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 44.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 47.33 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 51.52 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 51.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 51.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 51.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 49.97 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 47.7 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 35.86 kg per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1983 | 37.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 36.84 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 35.25 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 34.81 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 33.52 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 33.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 41.67 kg per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1990 | 45.22 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 52.54 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 55.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 52.53 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 53.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 50.45 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 35.1 kg per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1997 | 43.56 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 37.54 kg per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 36.79 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 36.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 36.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 kg per square kilometre | -56.5% |
| 2004 | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2005 | 13.55 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 17.11 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 17.71 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 19.52 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 20.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 21.57 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 22.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 24.64 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 23.38 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 23.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 22.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 22.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 23.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 23.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 25.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 26.12 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 28.21 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 27.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -56.5% | 36.79 kg per square kilometre | 16 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.05 kg per square kilometre | 32.18 kg per square kilometre | 40.98 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.75 kg per square kilometre | 41.51 kg per square kilometre | 51.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.69 kg per square kilometre | 33.45 kg per square kilometre | 49.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.18 kg per square kilometre | 35.1 kg per square kilometre | 55.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7 kg per square kilometre | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | 36.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.01 kg per square kilometre | 21.57 kg per square kilometre | 24.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.83 kg per square kilometre | 25.02 kg per square kilometre | 28.21 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Puerto Rico?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Puerto Rico was 27.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 55.08 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.19 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Puerto Rico ranks 135th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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.