Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Canada
Canada: Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0066 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0066 kg per person for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Canada peaked at 0.0201 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 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 … capita volatilises in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0201 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0176 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0161 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.015 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0141 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0132 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0121 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0114 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0112 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0115 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0109 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0107 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0101 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.01 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0099 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0096 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0096 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.01 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0098 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0099 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0098 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.01 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0099 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0114 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0136 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 0.01 kg per person | -25.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0099 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0099 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0081 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0085 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.008 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0086 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0084 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0083 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0083 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.01 kg per person | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 0.008 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.008 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0079 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0078 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0077 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.007 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 kg per person | -2.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0066 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0013 kg per person, 5.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0136 kg per person | 0.01 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0145 kg per person | 0.0112 kg per person | 0.0201 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0102 kg per person | 0.0096 kg per person | 0.0115 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0104 kg per person | 0.0097 kg per person | 0.0136 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0087 kg per person | 0.008 kg per person | 0.0099 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.0077 kg per person | 0.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person | 0.0078 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.0066 kg per person | 0.0069 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Canada?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Canada was 0.0066 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0201 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.