How does Puerto Rico rank for swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?

Puerto Rico ranks 121st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.

Is swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico

Name: Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Puerto Rico: Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0006 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0006 kg per person

Change on year

up 15.8%

World rank

121st

of 149 countries

All-time high

0.0053 kg per person

in 1977

All-time low

0.0006 kg per person

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0006 kg per person for swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0053 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 kg per person, in 2022.

Puerto Rico ranks 121st of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0034 kg per person	—
1962	0.0033 kg per person	-1.5%
1963	0.0032 kg per person	-2.7%
1964	0.003 kg per person	-7.5%
1965	0.0031 kg per person	+3.4%
1966	0.0033 kg per person	+7.8%
1967	0.0034 kg per person	+1.3%
1968	0.0034 kg per person	+1.2%
1969	0.0036 kg per person	+4.8%
1970	0.0035 kg per person	-2.7%
1971	0.0035 kg per person	+2.0%
1972	0.0037 kg per person	+4.1%
1973	0.0038 kg per person	+4.0%
1974	0.0037 kg per person	-2.2%
1975	0.004 kg per person	+7.2%
1976	0.0044 kg per person	+8.6%
1977	0.0053 kg per person	+21.6%
1978	0.0044 kg per person	-17.0%
1979	0.0036 kg per person	-18.0%
1980	0.0033 kg per person	-9.6%
1981	0.0035 kg per person	+7.3%
1982	0.0032 kg per person	-7.2%
1983	0.003 kg per person	-6.2%
1984	0.003 kg per person	-1.9%
1985	0.0031 kg per person	+3.0%
1986	0.003 kg per person	-3.1%
1987	0.0028 kg per person	-4.5%
1988	0.0028 kg per person	-3.1%
1989	0.0028 kg per person	+1.3%
1990	0.0028 kg per person	+1.3%
1991	0.0029 kg per person	+2.3%
1992	0.0027 kg per person	-6.7%
1993	0.0026 kg per person	-2.2%
1994	0.0026 kg per person	+0.2%
1995	0.0027 kg per person	+3.2%
1996	0.0024 kg per person	-11.9%
1997	0.0023 kg per person	-5.0%
1998	0.0015 kg per person	-34.7%
1999	0.0018 kg per person	+21.6%
2000	0.0017 kg per person	-6.6%
2001	0.0014 kg per person	-14.7%
2002	0.0013 kg per person	-8.9%
2003	0.0006 kg per person	-51.2%
2004	0.0006 kg per person	-0.0%
2005	0.0006 kg per person	-2.5%
2006	0.0007 kg per person	+6.3%
2007	0.0007 kg per person	-2.2%
2008	0.0006 kg per person	-0.3%
2009	0.0006 kg per person	-1.0%
2010	0.0006 kg per person	-1.0%
2011	0.0006 kg per person	-0.5%
2012	0.0006 kg per person	+2.4%
2013	0.0006 kg per person	-3.7%
2014	0.0006 kg per person	-0.7%
2015	0.0006 kg per person	-0.6%
2016	0.0006 kg per person	-0.5%
2017	0.0006 kg per person	+0.1%
2018	0.0007 kg per person	+11.3%
2019	0.0007 kg per person	-4.3%
2020	0.0007 kg per person	+1.0%
2021	0.0007 kg per person	+1.7%
2022	0.0006 kg per person	-18.0%
2023	0.0006 kg per person	+15.8%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

Puerto Rico's 0.0006 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1218 kg per person, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Puerto Rico's 0.0006 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0037 kg per person, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (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	-51.2%	0.0013 kg per person	0.0006 kg per person
1998	-34.7%	0.0023 kg per person	0.0015 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0033 kg per person	0.003 kg per person	0.0036 kg per person	9
1970s	0.004 kg per person	0.0035 kg per person	0.0053 kg per person	10
1980s	0.003 kg per person	0.0028 kg per person	0.0035 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0024 kg per person	0.0015 kg per person	0.0029 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0009 kg per person	0.0006 kg per person	0.0017 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0006 kg per person	0.0006 kg per person	0.0007 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0006 kg per person	0.0006 kg per person	0.0007 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

118 Israel 0.0008 kg per person compare
119 Zimbabwe 0.0008 kg per person compare
120 South Africa 0.0007 kg per person compare
122 Bahamas 0.0006 kg per person compare
123 Mauritius 0.0006 kg per person compare
124 Congo 0.0006 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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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 swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico?: Swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0006 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.0053 kg per person in 1977.
What is the lowest swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 kg per person in 2022.
How does Puerto Rico rank for swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?: Puerto Rico ranks 121st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (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.

Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 151 places, 8,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (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.