Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0169 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0169 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.1319 kg per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0149 kg per square kilometre, in 2004.
Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0812 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0812 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0837 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0837 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0863 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1015 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1015 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1055 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1015 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1055 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1065 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1045 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1106 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1106 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1197 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1319 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1319 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1319 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1319 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1268 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1192 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0837 kg per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0888 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0863 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0807 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0781 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0731 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.072 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0959 kg per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1065 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1091 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1167 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1071 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1045 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0907 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0426 kg per square kilometre | -53.0% |
| 1997 | 0.066 kg per square kilometre | +54.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0465 kg per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0457 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0457 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0457 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0457 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.025 kg per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0149 kg per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0159 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0201 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 0.02 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0227 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0234 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.024 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0246 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0287 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0224 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.021 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0197 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0185 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0178 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0175 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0175 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0169 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9558 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0169 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0679 kg per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +54.7% | 0.0426 kg per square kilometre | 0.066 kg per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -53.0% | 0.0907 kg per square kilometre | 0.0426 kg per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -45.4% | 0.0457 kg per square kilometre | 0.025 kg per square kilometre |
| 2004 | -40.4% | 0.025 kg per square kilometre | 0.0149 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0918 kg per square kilometre | 0.0812 kg per square kilometre | 0.1055 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1185 kg per square kilometre | 0.1045 kg per square kilometre | 0.1319 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0905 kg per square kilometre | 0.072 kg per square kilometre | 0.1268 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0835 kg per square kilometre | 0.0426 kg per square kilometre | 0.1167 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0279 kg per square kilometre | 0.0149 kg per square kilometre | 0.0457 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0219 kg per square kilometre | 0.0181 kg per square kilometre | 0.0287 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0174 kg per square kilometre | 0.0169 kg per square kilometre | 0.0178 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 129 Canada 0.026 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Chile 0.0242 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Guyana 0.0177 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Paraguay 0.013 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Honduras 0.0099 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Panama 0.0056 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico was 0.0169 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1319 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0149 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 132nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.