Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.0055 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Jamaica is 0.0055 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0715 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 kg per person, in 2007.
That places Jamaica 157th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0715 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0696 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0686 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0671 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0662 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0634 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0561 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0489 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0401 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0382 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0358 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.034 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0323 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0312 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0308 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0322 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.03 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0285 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0237 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0223 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0165 kg per person | -26.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0152 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0155 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0169 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0151 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.015 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0113 kg per person | -24.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0107 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.009 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.009 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0074 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 kg per person | +28.7% |
| 1997 | 0.007 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.007 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.005 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 kg per person | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.005 kg per person | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 kg per person | -42.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0064 kg per person | +118.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0083 kg per person | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.007 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 kg per person | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 kg per person | -0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0055 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 kg per person, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0055 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5652 kg per person, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +118.7% | 0.0029 kg per person | 0.0064 kg per person |
| 2007 | -42.4% | 0.005 kg per person | 0.0029 kg per person |
| 2004 | +31.0% | 0.005 kg per person | 0.0065 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0613 kg per person | 0.0401 kg per person | 0.0715 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0317 kg per person | 0.0237 kg per person | 0.0382 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0148 kg per person | 0.0096 kg per person | 0.0223 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.009 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 kg per person | 0.0029 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 kg per person | 0.0055 kg per person | 0.0055 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 154 Sri Lanka 0.007 kg per person compare
- 155 Costa Rica 0.0068 kg per person compare
- 156 Thailand 0.0064 kg per person compare
- 158 Philippines 0.0031 kg per person compare
- 159 Japan 0.0025 kg per person compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Jamaica?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Jamaica was 0.0055 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0715 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 kg per person in 2007.
- How does Jamaica rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 157th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.