Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.0344 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0344 kg per person for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) 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, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.285 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0297 kg per person, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 120th 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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1804 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1777 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1728 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1598 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1652 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1781 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1804 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1826 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1913 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1862 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.19 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1979 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2059 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2013 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2158 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2344 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.285 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2365 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1941 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1753 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1882 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1746 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1638 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1607 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1655 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1603 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1531 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1484 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1504 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1523 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1558 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1454 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1423 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1426 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1472 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1296 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1232 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0804 kg per person | -34.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0978 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0914 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0779 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.071 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0346 kg per person | -51.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0346 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0338 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0359 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0351 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.035 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0346 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0343 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0341 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0349 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0336 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0334 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0332 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.033 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0331 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0368 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0352 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0356 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0362 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0297 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0344 kg per person | +15.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0344 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.177 kg per person, 19% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0344 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2009 kg per person, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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% | 0.071 kg per person | 0.0346 kg per person |
| 1998 | -34.7% | 0.1232 kg per person | 0.0804 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1765 kg per person | 0.1598 kg per person | 0.1913 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2147 kg per person | 0.1862 kg per person | 0.285 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.164 kg per person | 0.1484 kg per person | 0.1882 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1317 kg per person | 0.0804 kg per person | 0.1558 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0484 kg per person | 0.0338 kg per person | 0.0914 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0342 kg per person | 0.033 kg per person | 0.0368 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0339 kg per person | 0.0297 kg per person | 0.0362 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Puerto Rico?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Puerto Rico was 0.0344 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.285 kg per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0297 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.