How does Puerto Rico rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?

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

Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico

Name: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0074 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0074 kg per person

Change on year

up 15.8%

World rank

121st

of 149 countries

All-time high

0.061 kg per person

in 1977

All-time low

0.0064 kg per person

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0074 kg per person for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.061 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0386 kg per person	—
1962	0.038 kg per person	-1.5%
1963	0.037 kg per person	-2.7%
1964	0.0342 kg per person	-7.5%
1965	0.0354 kg per person	+3.4%
1966	0.0381 kg per person	+7.8%
1967	0.0386 kg per person	+1.3%
1968	0.0391 kg per person	+1.2%
1969	0.041 kg per person	+4.8%
1970	0.0399 kg per person	-2.7%
1971	0.0407 kg per person	+2.0%
1972	0.0424 kg per person	+4.1%
1973	0.0441 kg per person	+4.0%
1974	0.0431 kg per person	-2.2%
1975	0.0462 kg per person	+7.2%
1976	0.0502 kg per person	+8.6%
1977	0.061 kg per person	+21.6%
1978	0.0506 kg per person	-17.0%
1979	0.0416 kg per person	-18.0%
1980	0.0375 kg per person	-9.6%
1981	0.0403 kg per person	+7.3%
1982	0.0374 kg per person	-7.2%
1983	0.0351 kg per person	-6.2%
1984	0.0344 kg per person	-1.9%
1985	0.0354 kg per person	+3.0%
1986	0.0343 kg per person	-3.1%
1987	0.0328 kg per person	-4.5%
1988	0.0318 kg per person	-3.1%
1989	0.0322 kg per person	+1.3%
1990	0.0326 kg per person	+1.3%
1991	0.0334 kg per person	+2.3%
1992	0.0311 kg per person	-6.7%
1993	0.0305 kg per person	-2.2%
1994	0.0305 kg per person	+0.2%
1995	0.0315 kg per person	+3.2%
1996	0.0278 kg per person	-11.9%
1997	0.0264 kg per person	-5.0%
1998	0.0172 kg per person	-34.7%
1999	0.021 kg per person	+21.6%
2000	0.0196 kg per person	-6.6%
2001	0.0167 kg per person	-14.7%
2002	0.0152 kg per person	-8.9%
2003	0.0074 kg per person	-51.2%
2004	0.0074 kg per person	-0.0%
2005	0.0072 kg per person	-2.5%
2006	0.0077 kg per person	+6.3%
2007	0.0075 kg per person	-2.2%
2008	0.0075 kg per person	-0.3%
2009	0.0074 kg per person	-1.0%
2010	0.0073 kg per person	-1.0%
2011	0.0073 kg per person	-0.5%
2012	0.0075 kg per person	+2.4%
2013	0.0072 kg per person	-3.7%
2014	0.0072 kg per person	-0.7%
2015	0.0071 kg per person	-0.6%
2016	0.0071 kg per person	-0.5%
2017	0.0071 kg per person	+0.1%
2018	0.0079 kg per person	+11.3%
2019	0.0075 kg per person	-4.3%
2020	0.0076 kg per person	+1.0%
2021	0.0077 kg per person	+1.7%
2022	0.0064 kg per person	-18.0%
2023	0.0074 kg per person	+15.8%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

Puerto Rico's 0.0074 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2162 kg per person, 3% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Puerto Rico's 0.0074 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.043 kg per person, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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%	0.0152 kg per person	0.0074 kg per person
1998	-34.7%	0.0264 kg per person	0.0172 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0378 kg per person	0.0342 kg per person	0.041 kg per person	9
1970s	0.046 kg per person	0.0399 kg per person	0.061 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0351 kg per person	0.0318 kg per person	0.0403 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0282 kg per person	0.0172 kg per person	0.0334 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0104 kg per person	0.0072 kg per person	0.0196 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0073 kg per person	0.0071 kg per person	0.0079 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0073 kg per person	0.0064 kg per person	0.0077 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

118 Congo 0.0094 kg per person compare
119 Lesotho 0.0087 kg per person compare
120 Kenya 0.0085 kg per person compare
122 Bahamas 0.0071 kg per person compare
123 Malaysia 0.007 kg per person compare
124 Guinea 0.0069 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico?: Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0074 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.061 kg per person in 1977.
What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 kg per person in 2022.
How does Puerto Rico rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?: Puerto Rico ranks 121st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (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.