Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 6.3 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 6.3 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Uruguay peaked at 30.6 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 6.3 kg per person, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 9th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.47 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 30.12 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 29.88 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 29.64 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 29.29 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 30.6 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 28.13 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 28.02 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 29.26 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 25.59 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 22.63 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 19.7 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1973 | 20.13 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 18.54 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 18.84 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 19.43 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 19.71 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 19.83 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 21.05 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 24.36 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 24.7 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 24.5 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 24.56 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 24.67 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 25.22 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 27.62 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 28.25 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 28.89 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 28.93 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 29.19 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 30.59 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 28.62 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 26.5 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 24.02 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 22.75 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 22.11 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 20.36 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 18.29 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 16 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 14.52 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 13.26 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 11.84 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 10.93 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 10.69 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 11.86 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 12.11 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.26 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 10.41 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 9.41 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 8.36 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 8.08 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 8.87 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 8.81 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.96 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 7.1 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 6.97 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.97 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.79 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.95 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.71 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 6.6 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.54 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.3 kg per person | -3.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 6.3 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2656 kg per person, 23.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 6.3 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2845 kg per person, 22.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.49 kg per person | 28.02 kg per person | 30.6 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.54 kg per person | 18.54 kg per person | 25.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.17 kg per person | 24.36 kg per person | 28.93 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.84 kg per person | 16 kg per person | 30.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.63 kg per person | 9.41 kg per person | 14.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.69 kg per person | 6.79 kg per person | 8.87 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.54 kg per person | 6.3 kg per person | 6.71 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 6 South Sudan 10.75 kg per person compare
- 7 Mali 9.52 kg per person compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 8.54 kg per person compare
- 10 Central African Republic 5.71 kg per person compare
- 11 Faroe Islands 5.68 kg per person compare
- 12 Sudan 5.63 kg per person compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Uruguay?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Uruguay was 6.3 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6 kg per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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)
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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.