Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Pakistan
Pakistan: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 258.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Pakistan stood at 258.4 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Pakistan peaked at 258.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.95 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Pakistan ranks 40th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.95 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 50.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 50.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 50.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 51.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 51.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 51.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 52.7 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 53.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 54.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 54.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 54.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 54.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 55.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 55.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 55.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 55.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 55.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 55.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 56.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 58.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 59.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 60.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 61.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 61.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 73.97 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1987 | 74.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 74.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 74.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 75.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 75.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 75.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 75.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 76.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 76.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 97.3 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 99.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 100.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 104.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 104.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 106.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 108.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 111.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 113.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 115.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 137.74 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 142.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 148.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 153.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 159.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 165.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 171.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 178.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 185.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 192.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 199.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 206.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 214.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 222.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 231.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 239.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 249.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 258.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 258.4 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124.02 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 258.4 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 52.68 kg per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +27.1% | 76.57 kg per square kilometre | 97.3 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.39 kg per square kilometre | 49.95 kg per square kilometre | 53.53 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.17 kg per square kilometre | 54.12 kg per square kilometre | 55.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.61 kg per square kilometre | 56.8 kg per square kilometre | 74.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.66 kg per square kilometre | 75.11 kg per square kilometre | 104.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 124.3 kg per square kilometre | 104.82 kg per square kilometre | 153.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 189.73 kg per square kilometre | 159.75 kg per square kilometre | 222.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 244.66 kg per square kilometre | 231.25 kg per square kilometre | 258.4 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % 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 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Pakistan?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Pakistan was 258.4 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 258.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.95 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Pakistan ranks 40th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.