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 0.7974 kg per square kilometre 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 square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico stood at 0.7974 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Puerto Rico peaked at 6.38 kg per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.6921 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
Puerto Rico ranks 86th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 4.04 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 4.68 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 5.17 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 6.38 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1978 | 5.36 kg per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 4.42 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 3.93 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 4.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 3.96 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1999 | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9595 kg per square kilometre | -51.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9595 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9341 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9885 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9616 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9527 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9376 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9246 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9128 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9261 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8849 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8678 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8503 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8327 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8167 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8771 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8422 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8453 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8549 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6921 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7974 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.7974 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.36 kg per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.7974 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.06 kg per square kilometre, 75% 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% | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | 0.9595 kg per square kilometre |
| 1998 | -34.3% | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | 2.2 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.61 kg per square kilometre | 3.67 kg per square kilometre | 6.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.98 kg per square kilometre | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | 4.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | 0.9341 kg per square kilometre | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8735 kg per square kilometre | 0.8167 kg per square kilometre | 0.9261 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7974 kg per square kilometre | 0.6921 kg per square kilometre | 0.8549 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 83 Burkina Faso 0.9155 kg per square kilometre compare
- 84 Thailand 0.9007 kg per square kilometre compare
- 85 Brazil 0.8756 kg per square kilometre compare
- 87 Cameroon 0.7912 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Nepal 0.7634 kg per square kilometre compare
- 89 Myanmar 0.7122 kg per square kilometre compare
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 0.7974 kg per square kilometre 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 6.38 kg per square kilometre 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 0.6921 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 86th 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 down 9.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.