Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0022 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0022 kg per person.
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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0183 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 kg per person, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 121st out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 that leaches (N content) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0116 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0114 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0111 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0103 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0106 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0114 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0116 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0117 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0123 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.012 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0122 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0127 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0132 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0129 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0139 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0151 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0183 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0152 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0125 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0113 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0121 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0112 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0105 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0106 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0103 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0098 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0095 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0097 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0098 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.01 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0091 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0092 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0095 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0083 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0079 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 kg per person | -34.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0063 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.005 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 kg per person | -51.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 kg per person | +15.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0022 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0649 kg per person, 3% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0022 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0129 kg per person, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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 | -51.2% | 0.0046 kg per person | 0.0022 kg per person |
| 1998 | -34.7% | 0.0079 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0113 kg per person | 0.0103 kg per person | 0.0123 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0138 kg per person | 0.012 kg per person | 0.0183 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0105 kg per person | 0.0095 kg per person | 0.0121 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0085 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 kg per person | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.0059 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.0019 kg per person | 0.0023 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 swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico was 0.0022 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0183 kg per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 121st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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.