How does Puerto Rico rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?

Puerto Rico ranks 157th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico

Name: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Puerto Rico: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.0772 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0772 kg per person

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

157th

of 165 countries

All-time high

0.1489 kg per person

in 1976

All-time low

0.0282 kg per person

in 2004

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0772 kg per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.1489 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0282 kg per person, in 2004.

That places Puerto Rico 157th 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.118 kg per person	—
1962	0.1158 kg per person	-1.9%
1963	0.1165 kg per person	+0.6%
1964	0.1144 kg per person	-1.7%
1965	0.1158 kg per person	+1.2%
1966	0.1316 kg per person	+13.7%
1967	0.1308 kg per person	-0.6%
1968	0.1354 kg per person	+3.5%
1969	0.1307 kg per person	-3.4%
1970	0.1343 kg per person	+2.8%
1971	0.1346 kg per person	+0.2%
1972	0.1307 kg per person	-2.9%
1973	0.1349 kg per person	+3.2%
1974	0.1325 kg per person	-1.8%
1975	0.139 kg per person	+4.9%
1976	0.1489 kg per person	+7.1%
1977	0.1467 kg per person	-1.5%
1978	0.1448 kg per person	-1.3%
1979	0.143 kg per person	-1.2%
1980	0.1371 kg per person	-4.2%
1981	0.1294 kg per person	-5.6%
1982	0.0963 kg per person	-25.6%
1983	0.1005 kg per person	+4.4%
1984	0.097 kg per person	-3.6%
1985	0.0919 kg per person	-5.2%
1986	0.0899 kg per person	-2.2%
1987	0.0858 kg per person	-4.6%
1988	0.0848 kg per person	-1.1%
1989	0.1046 kg per person	+23.4%
1990	0.1125 kg per person	+7.5%
1991	0.1299 kg per person	+15.5%
1992	0.1353 kg per person	+4.1%
1993	0.128 kg per person	-5.4%
1994	0.1281 kg per person	+0.1%
1995	0.1208 kg per person	-5.7%
1996	0.0833 kg per person	-31.1%
1997	0.1022 kg per person	+22.8%
1998	0.0877 kg per person	-14.2%
1999	0.0855 kg per person	-2.5%
2000	0.0853 kg per person	-0.3%
2001	0.0851 kg per person	-0.2%
2002	0.085 kg per person	-0.1%
2003	0.0369 kg per person	-56.6%
2004	0.0282 kg per person	-23.7%
2005	0.0313 kg per person	+11.3%
2006	0.0397 kg per person	+26.8%
2007	0.0414 kg per person	+4.2%
2008	0.0459 kg per person	+10.8%
2009	0.0485 kg per person	+5.8%
2010	0.0512 kg per person	+5.5%
2011	0.0541 kg per person	+5.7%
2012	0.0595 kg per person	+9.9%
2013	0.0569 kg per person	-4.3%
2014	0.057 kg per person	+0.2%
2015	0.0572 kg per person	+0.4%
2016	0.0576 kg per person	+0.7%
2017	0.0583 kg per person	+1.1%
2018	0.062 kg per person	+6.4%
2019	0.0635 kg per person	+2.5%
2020	0.0675 kg per person	+6.2%
2021	0.0709 kg per person	+5.0%
2022	0.0775 kg per person	+9.4%
2023	0.0772 kg per person	-0.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita 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	-56.6%	0.085 kg per person	0.0369 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1232 kg per person	0.1144 kg per person	0.1354 kg per person	9
1970s	0.1389 kg per person	0.1307 kg per person	0.1489 kg per person	10
1980s	0.1017 kg per person	0.0848 kg per person	0.1371 kg per person	10
1990s	0.1113 kg per person	0.0833 kg per person	0.1353 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0527 kg per person	0.0282 kg per person	0.0853 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0577 kg per person	0.0512 kg per person	0.0635 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0733 kg per person	0.0675 kg per person	0.0775 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

154 Canada 0.1427 kg per person compare
155 Poland 0.1132 kg per person compare
156 Thailand 0.1014 kg per person compare
158 Honduras 0.0535 kg per person compare
159 El Salvador 0.0437 kg per person compare
160 Panama 0.0306 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

More environment data for Puerto Rico

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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)

All data for Puerto Rico →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico?: Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0772 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.1489 kg per person in 1976.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0282 kg per person in 2004.
How does Puerto Rico rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?: Puerto Rico ranks 157th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 9,526 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (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.