Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.0378 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0378 kg per person for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.2283 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0149 kg per person, in 2008.
Mauritius ranks 148th of 159 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2283 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2049 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2162 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.203 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1906 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0778 kg per person | -59.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0763 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0749 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0736 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0608 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0997 kg per person | +64.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1193 kg per person | +19.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1327 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1294 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.126 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1227 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1194 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1166 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1133 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1485 kg per person | +31.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1098 kg per person | -26.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0964 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0895 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0827 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.082 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0814 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0808 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0802 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0739 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0791 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0894 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1235 kg per person | +38.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1329 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1311 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.13 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1318 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1062 kg per person | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.134 kg per person | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1374 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0987 kg per person | -28.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1149 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1142 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1084 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0921 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.063 kg per person | -31.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0331 kg per person | -47.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0154 kg per person | -53.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0194 kg per person | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0193 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0184 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0211 kg per person | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0238 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0261 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0269 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0277 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.036 kg per person | +29.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0437 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0437 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0475 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0414 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0378 kg per person | -8.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0378 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 kg per person, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0378 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51 kg per person, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +64.0% | 0.0608 kg per person | 0.0997 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1495 kg per person | 0.0736 kg per person | 0.2283 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.114 kg per person | 0.0608 kg per person | 0.1327 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0925 kg per person | 0.0739 kg per person | 0.1485 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1195 kg per person | 0.0791 kg per person | 0.1374 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0674 kg per person | 0.0149 kg per person | 0.1149 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0269 kg per person | 0.0184 kg per person | 0.0437 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0426 kg per person | 0.0378 kg per person | 0.0475 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 145 New Caledonia 0.0805 kg per person compare
- 146 Puerto Rico 0.0618 kg per person compare
- 147 Malaysia 0.048 kg per person compare
- 149 Honduras 0.019 kg per person compare
- 150 French Polynesia 0.0182 kg per person compare
- 151 Nicaragua 0.0121 kg per person compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritius?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritius was 0.0378 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2283 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0149 kg per person in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 148th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.