Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Canada
Canada: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 12.99 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Canada is 12.99 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Canada peaked at 17.03 kg per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.3 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Canada 151st out of 167 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.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.3 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 10.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 11.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 12.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 12.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 11.8 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 11.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 11.49 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 11.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 12.47 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 12.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 13.62 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 14.42 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 15.4 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 15.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 14.36 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 13.41 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 12.85 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 13.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 13.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 13.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 12.76 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 12.53 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 12.22 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 11.84 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 11.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 11.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 12 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 12.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 12.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 13.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 13.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 14.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 15.04 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 15.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 14.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 15.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 15.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.26 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 16.57 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 17.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 15.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 14.82 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 14.39 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 13.77 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 13.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.17 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 13.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 13.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 13.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.99 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 12.99 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 63.22 kg per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.41 kg per square kilometre | 10.3 kg per square kilometre | 12.11 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.64 kg per square kilometre | 11.79 kg per square kilometre | 15.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.39 kg per square kilometre | 11.59 kg per square kilometre | 13.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.86 kg per square kilometre | 12.3 kg per square kilometre | 15.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.81 kg per square kilometre | 14.82 kg per square kilometre | 17.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.52 kg per square kilometre | 13.01 kg per square kilometre | 14.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.13 kg per square kilometre | 12.99 kg per square kilometre | 13.26 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Canada?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Canada was 12.99 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 17.03 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Canada ranks 151st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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
Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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.