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

Puerto Rico ranks 146th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

Name: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Puerto Rico: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0185 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0185 kg per person

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

146th

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.0185 kg per person

in 2023

All-time low

0.005 kg per person

in 2004

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0185 kg per person for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0185 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.005 kg per person, in 2004.

That places Puerto Rico 146th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0057 kg per person	—
1962	0.0056 kg per person	-0.8%
1963	0.0056 kg per person	-0.9%
1964	0.0055 kg per person	-0.7%
1965	0.0055 kg per person	-0.3%
1966	0.0055 kg per person	+0.1%
1967	0.0056 kg per person	+0.4%
1968	0.0058 kg per person	+4.2%
1969	0.006 kg per person	+3.8%
1970	0.0062 kg per person	+3.1%
1971	0.0065 kg per person	+4.7%
1972	0.0066 kg per person	+2.0%
1973	0.0067 kg per person	+1.6%
1974	0.0067 kg per person	-0.2%
1975	0.0066 kg per person	-1.8%
1976	0.0066 kg per person	+0.2%
1977	0.0065 kg per person	-1.5%
1978	0.0064 kg per person	-1.3%
1979	0.0063 kg per person	-1.2%
1980	0.0064 kg per person	+0.6%
1981	0.0065 kg per person	+2.3%
1982	0.0065 kg per person	-1.1%
1983	0.0066 kg per person	+2.3%
1984	0.0064 kg per person	-2.6%
1985	0.0066 kg per person	+2.3%
1986	0.0068 kg per person	+3.8%
1987	0.0071 kg per person	+3.6%
1988	0.0072 kg per person	+2.0%
1989	0.0074 kg per person	+1.9%
1990	0.0073 kg per person	-0.9%
1991	0.0121 kg per person	+65.5%
1992	0.012 kg per person	-0.6%
1993	0.0124 kg per person	+3.3%
1994	0.0133 kg per person	+7.0%
1995	0.0146 kg per person	+10.1%
1996	0.0149 kg per person	+2.2%
1997	0.0153 kg per person	+2.3%
1998	0.0155 kg per person	+1.7%
1999	0.0151 kg per person	-2.7%
2000	0.0151 kg per person	-0.3%
2001	0.015 kg per person	-0.2%
2002	0.015 kg per person	-0.1%
2003	0.0053 kg per person	-64.4%
2004	0.005 kg per person	-5.8%
2005	0.0057 kg per person	+14.2%
2006	0.0073 kg per person	+26.5%
2007	0.0078 kg per person	+6.8%
2008	0.0085 kg per person	+9.1%
2009	0.0091 kg per person	+7.2%
2010	0.0097 kg per person	+6.8%
2011	0.0104 kg per person	+6.9%
2012	0.011 kg per person	+5.7%
2013	0.0113 kg per person	+3.0%
2014	0.0116 kg per person	+2.8%
2015	0.0119 kg per person	+2.9%
2016	0.0123 kg per person	+3.0%
2017	0.0127 kg per person	+3.5%
2018	0.0137 kg per person	+7.3%
2019	0.0142 kg per person	+4.2%
2020	0.0155 kg per person	+8.7%
2021	0.0165 kg per person	+6.8%
2022	0.0185 kg per person	+11.8%
2023	0.0185 kg per person	+0.2%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

Puerto Rico's 0.0185 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2154 kg per person, 9% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Puerto Rico's 0.0185 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1696 kg per person, 11% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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	-64.4%	0.015 kg per person	0.0053 kg per person
1991	+65.5%	0.0073 kg per person	0.0121 kg per person
2006	+26.5%	0.0057 kg per person	0.0073 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0057 kg per person	0.0055 kg per person	0.006 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0065 kg per person	0.0062 kg per person	0.0067 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0068 kg per person	0.0064 kg per person	0.0074 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0132 kg per person	0.0073 kg per person	0.0155 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0094 kg per person	0.005 kg per person	0.0151 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0119 kg per person	0.0097 kg per person	0.0142 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0173 kg per person	0.0155 kg per person	0.0185 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

143 Poland 0.0257 kg per person compare
144 Mozambique 0.0243 kg per person compare
145 New Caledonia 0.0242 kg per person compare
147 Malaysia 0.012 kg per person compare
148 Mauritius 0.0112 kg per person compare
149 Honduras 0.0057 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 161 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico?: Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0185 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.0185 kg per person in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.005 kg per person in 2004.
How does Puerto Rico rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?: Puerto Rico ranks 146th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep — 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Sheep — 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

Indicator: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 October 2026

Sheep — 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.