Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 0.0232 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0232 kg per person.
The figure 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 that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0447 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 kg per person, in 2004.
Puerto Rico ranks 157th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 that leaches (N content) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0354 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0347 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0349 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0343 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0347 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0395 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0392 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0406 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0392 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0403 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0404 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0392 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0405 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0398 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0417 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0447 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.044 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0434 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0429 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0411 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0388 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0289 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0302 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0291 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0276 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.027 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0257 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0254 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0314 kg per person | +23.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0338 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.039 kg per person | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0406 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0384 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0384 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0362 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.025 kg per person | -31.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0307 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0263 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0257 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0256 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0255 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0255 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0111 kg per person | -56.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 kg per person | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0119 kg per person | +26.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0146 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0154 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0162 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0178 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0171 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0171 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0172 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0173 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0186 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0191 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0202 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0213 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0233 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0232 kg per person | -0.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0232 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2656 kg per person, 9% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0232 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2845 kg per person, 8% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -56.6% | 0.0255 kg per person | 0.0111 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.037 kg per person | 0.0343 kg per person | 0.0406 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0417 kg per person | 0.0392 kg per person | 0.0447 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0305 kg per person | 0.0254 kg per person | 0.0411 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0334 kg per person | 0.025 kg per person | 0.0406 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 kg per person | 0.0084 kg per person | 0.0256 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0173 kg per person | 0.0154 kg per person | 0.0191 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.022 kg per person | 0.0202 kg per person | 0.0233 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico was 0.0232 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0447 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 kg per person in 2004.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 157th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 left on pasture that leaches (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.