Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Canada
Canada: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.7633 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.7633 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Canada peaked at 3.21 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.7633 kg per person, in 2023.
Canada ranks 48th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.21 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.14 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 3.08 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 3.05 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.01 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 2.79 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 2.72 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 2.64 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 2.57 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 2.52 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 2.28 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 2.25 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 2.2 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 2.17 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 2.18 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.12 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 2.03 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.91 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.81 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.77 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.74 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.73 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.67 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.61 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.55 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.47 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 1.37 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 1.35 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.33 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.31 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.28 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.27 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.22 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.22 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.25 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.27 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.25 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.22 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.19 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.15 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.15 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.11 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.15 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.15 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.07 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.04 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.986 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9596 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9278 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.918 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9097 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8922 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8629 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8512 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8375 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8426 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8324 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8195 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8116 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7949 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7633 kg per person | -4.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.7633 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9076 kg per person, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.91 kg per person | 2.57 kg per person | 3.21 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.15 kg per person | 1.81 kg per person | 2.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 kg per person | 1.33 kg per person | 1.77 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 kg per person | 0.986 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8834 kg per person | 0.8324 kg per person | 0.9596 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7973 kg per person | 0.7633 kg per person | 0.8195 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Canada?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Canada was 0.7633 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7633 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Canada ranks 48th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — 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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Cattle — 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.