Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada
Canada: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.033 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.033 kg per person for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.1003 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.033 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Canada 9th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1003 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.088 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0803 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0752 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0703 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0658 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0605 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0572 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0558 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0573 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0544 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0534 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0504 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.05 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0492 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0493 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0487 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0482 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0478 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0498 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0492 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0486 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0495 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.049 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0502 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0493 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0568 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0678 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0502 kg per person | -25.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0495 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0494 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0407 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0426 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0399 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0428 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0419 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0442 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0416 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0413 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0414 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.05 kg per person | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0405 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0402 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0398 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0394 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.039 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0387 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0387 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0383 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0388 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.039 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0387 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0383 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.038 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.037 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0365 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0361 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0356 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0351 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0347 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0345 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0339 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.033 kg per person | -2.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.033 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0065 kg per person, 5.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -25.9% | 0.0678 kg per person | 0.0502 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0726 kg per person | 0.0558 kg per person | 0.1003 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0509 kg per person | 0.0478 kg per person | 0.0573 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0521 kg per person | 0.0486 kg per person | 0.0678 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0434 kg per person | 0.0399 kg per person | 0.0495 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0406 kg per person | 0.0383 kg per person | 0.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0373 kg per person | 0.0351 kg per person | 0.039 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.034 kg per person | 0.033 kg per person | 0.0347 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada was 0.033 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1003 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.033 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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.