Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Uruguay

Uruguay: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure was 71.15 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
71.15 million kg
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
72nd
of 203 countries
All-time high
318.41 million kg
in 1991
All-time low
71.15 million kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in Uruguay, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 71.15 million kg for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in 2023. 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 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Uruguay peaked at 318.41 million kg in 1991 and was at its lowest, 71.15 million kg, in 2023.

Uruguay ranks 72nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 262.89 million kg 256.16 million kg 276.21 million kg 9
1970s 196.02 million kg 176.34 million kg 238.08 million kg 10
1980s 263.15 million kg 239.72 million kg 297.60 million kg 10
1990s 252.09 million kg 173.50 million kg 318.41 million kg 10
2000s 127.35 million kg 103.83 million kg 158.04 million kg 10
2010s 86.05 million kg 76.78 million kg 98.61 million kg 10
2020s 73.99 million kg 71.15 million kg 76.05 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 70 Democratic Republic of the Congo 73.10 million kg compare
  2. 71 Zambia 72.84 million kg compare
  3. 73 Burundi 64.98 million kg compare
  4. 74 Mozambique 64.27 million kg compare
  5. 75 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 60.66 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Uruguay?
Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in Uruguay was 71.15 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 318.41 million kg in 1991.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 71.15 million kg in 2023.
How does Uruguay rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure?
Uruguay ranks 72nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,693 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).