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

Puerto Rico ranks 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.

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

Name: Swine — Manure applied to soils 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: Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0538 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0538 kg per person

Change on year

up 15.8%

World rank

120th

of 149 countries

All-time high

0.4458 kg per person

in 1977

All-time low

0.0464 kg per person

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0538 kg per person for swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.4458 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0464 kg per person, in 2022.

Puerto Rico ranks 120th 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.2822 kg per person	—
1962	0.278 kg per person	-1.5%
1963	0.2704 kg per person	-2.7%
1964	0.25 kg per person	-7.5%
1965	0.2584 kg per person	+3.4%
1966	0.2787 kg per person	+7.8%
1967	0.2823 kg per person	+1.3%
1968	0.2857 kg per person	+1.2%
1969	0.2993 kg per person	+4.8%
1970	0.2913 kg per person	-2.7%
1971	0.2972 kg per person	+2.0%
1972	0.3095 kg per person	+4.1%
1973	0.3221 kg per person	+4.0%
1974	0.3149 kg per person	-2.2%
1975	0.3376 kg per person	+7.2%
1976	0.3667 kg per person	+8.6%
1977	0.4458 kg per person	+21.6%
1978	0.37 kg per person	-17.0%
1979	0.3036 kg per person	-18.0%
1980	0.2743 kg per person	-9.6%
1981	0.2944 kg per person	+7.3%
1982	0.2731 kg per person	-7.2%
1983	0.2563 kg per person	-6.2%
1984	0.2513 kg per person	-1.9%
1985	0.2589 kg per person	+3.0%
1986	0.2507 kg per person	-3.1%
1987	0.2395 kg per person	-4.5%
1988	0.2321 kg per person	-3.1%
1989	0.2352 kg per person	+1.3%
1990	0.2383 kg per person	+1.3%
1991	0.2438 kg per person	+2.3%
1992	0.2275 kg per person	-6.7%
1993	0.2225 kg per person	-2.2%
1994	0.223 kg per person	+0.2%
1995	0.2302 kg per person	+3.2%
1996	0.2028 kg per person	-11.9%
1997	0.1927 kg per person	-5.0%
1998	0.1258 kg per person	-34.7%
1999	0.1531 kg per person	+21.6%
2000	0.1429 kg per person	-6.6%
2001	0.1219 kg per person	-14.7%
2002	0.111 kg per person	-8.9%
2003	0.0542 kg per person	-51.2%
2004	0.0542 kg per person	-0.0%
2005	0.0528 kg per person	-2.5%
2006	0.0561 kg per person	+6.3%
2007	0.0549 kg per person	-2.2%
2008	0.0547 kg per person	-0.3%
2009	0.0541 kg per person	-1.0%
2010	0.0536 kg per person	-1.0%
2011	0.0534 kg per person	-0.5%
2012	0.0546 kg per person	+2.4%
2013	0.0526 kg per person	-3.7%
2014	0.0523 kg per person	-0.7%
2015	0.052 kg per person	-0.6%
2016	0.0517 kg per person	-0.5%
2017	0.0517 kg per person	+0.1%
2018	0.0576 kg per person	+11.3%
2019	0.0551 kg per person	-4.3%
2020	0.0556 kg per person	+1.0%
2021	0.0566 kg per person	+1.7%
2022	0.0464 kg per person	-18.0%
2023	0.0538 kg per person	+15.8%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

Puerto Rico's 0.0538 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3308 kg per person, 16% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Puerto Rico's 0.0538 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3143 kg per person, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Swine — Manure applied to soils 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	-51.2%	0.111 kg per person	0.0542 kg per person
1998	-34.7%	0.1927 kg per person	0.1258 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2761 kg per person	0.25 kg per person	0.2993 kg per person	9
1970s	0.3359 kg per person	0.2913 kg per person	0.4458 kg per person	10
1980s	0.2566 kg per person	0.2321 kg per person	0.2944 kg per person	10
1990s	0.206 kg per person	0.1258 kg per person	0.2438 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0757 kg per person	0.0528 kg per person	0.1429 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0535 kg per person	0.0517 kg per person	0.0576 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0531 kg per person	0.0464 kg per person	0.0566 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

117 Lesotho 0.0656 kg per person compare
118 Kenya 0.0645 kg per person compare
119 Israel 0.0541 kg per person compare
121 Guinea 0.0524 kg per person compare
122 Bahamas 0.0521 kg per person compare
123 Guyana 0.0479 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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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 swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico?: Swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0538 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.4458 kg per person in 1977.
What is the lowest swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0464 kg per person in 2022.
How does Puerto Rico rank for swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Puerto Rico ranks 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Swine — Manure applied to soils 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: 151 places, 8,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Swine — 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.