All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Canada
Canada: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 86.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.91 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
164th
of 170 countries
All-time high
103.61 kg per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
78.45 kg per square kilometre
in 1987
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Canada stood at 86.91 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Canada peaked at 103.61 kg per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 78.45 kg per square kilometre, in 1987.
That places Canada 164th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81.98 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 82.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 83.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 86 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 88.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 85.51 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 85.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 84.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 83.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 85.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 86.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 87.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 89.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 91.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 94.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 92.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 89.82 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 85.86 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 84.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 86.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 86.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 86.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 84.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 83.8 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 82.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 79.76 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 78.45 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 79.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 80.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 80.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 81 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 83.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 83.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 84.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 89.46 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 93.29 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 93.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 93.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 93.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 93.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 96.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 97.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 96.53 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 101.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 103.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 102.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 98.95 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 95.82 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 91.88 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 90.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 87.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 88.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 86.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 87.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 88.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.91 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 86.91 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.56 kg per square kilometre | 81.98 kg per square kilometre | 88.15 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.82 kg per square kilometre | 84.67 kg per square kilometre | 94.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.94 kg per square kilometre | 78.45 kg per square kilometre | 86.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.62 kg per square kilometre | 80.85 kg per square kilometre | 93.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.9 kg per square kilometre | 91.88 kg per square kilometre | 103.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.46 kg per square kilometre | 85.81 kg per square kilometre | 90.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.47 kg per square kilometre | 86.54 kg per square kilometre | 88.23 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 161 Botswana 110.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Guyana 94.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Libya 92.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 68.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Congo 65.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 60.62 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Canada
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Canada?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Canada was 86.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 103.61 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.45 kg per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Canada rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Canada ranks 164th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure 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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.