Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 83.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 83.45 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Vanuatu peaked at 158.97 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.99 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Vanuatu 71st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.99 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 35.47 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 40.91 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 45.46 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 49.11 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 54.56 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 58.19 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 62.66 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 66.39 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 67.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 75.95 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 76.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 86.29 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 90.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 95.35 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 99.9 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 95.33 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 90.84 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 87.24 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 85.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 84.58 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 87.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 90.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 90.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 95.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 97.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 99.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 102.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 105.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 113.6 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 118.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 127.06 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 136.2 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 137.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 137.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 137.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 137.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 137.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 137.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 127.36 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 118.32 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 118.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 122.87 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 125.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 127.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 129.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 158.01 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 158.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 145.38 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 149.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 154.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 156.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 157.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 158.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 138.5 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 105.09 kg per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 91.01 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 82.03 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 80.9 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 81.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 83.45 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.68 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 83.45 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.9 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.3 kg per square kilometre | 30.99 kg per square kilometre | 66.39 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 86.59 kg per square kilometre | 67.77 kg per square kilometre | 99.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.92 kg per square kilometre | 84.58 kg per square kilometre | 105.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 131.84 kg per square kilometre | 113.6 kg per square kilometre | 137.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.2 kg per square kilometre | 118.19 kg per square kilometre | 158.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.41 kg per square kilometre | 80.9 kg per square kilometre | 158.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.84 kg per square kilometre | 81.13 kg per square kilometre | 83.45 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % 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 -2.35 % 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 cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Vanuatu?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Vanuatu was 83.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 158.97 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.99 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Vanuatu ranks 71st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.