Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Peru
Peru: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 3.99 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 3.99 kg per person for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Peru peaked at 18.19 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.95 kg per person, in 2021.
That places Peru 42nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.19 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 18.12 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 17.1 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 15.22 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 15.47 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 15.05 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 15.41 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 15.15 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 15.27 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 14.89 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 14.62 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 12.65 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1973 | 12.39 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 12.31 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 11.92 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 11.64 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 10.86 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 9.82 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 9.68 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 9.35 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 9.42 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 9.28 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 8.19 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 7.82 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 7.78 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 7.65 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 7.6 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.34 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 7.2 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 6.66 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 6.5 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 6.21 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 6.07 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 6.09 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.17 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 6.13 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.2 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 6.3 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 6.53 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 6.6 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 6.32 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 6.15 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.4 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.33 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.31 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.2 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.11 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.04 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.85 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.82 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.73 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.93 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 4.99 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.92 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.7 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.43 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 4.33 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.25 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.15 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.04 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.95 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 3.99 kg per person | -0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 3.99 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 kg per person, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Peru's 3.99 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5652 kg per person, 7.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.11 kg per person | 15.05 kg per person | 18.19 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.08 kg per person | 9.68 kg per person | 14.89 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.16 kg per person | 7.2 kg per person | 9.42 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.29 kg per person | 6.07 kg per person | 6.66 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 kg per person | 5.85 kg per person | 6.6 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 kg per person | 4.15 kg per person | 5.82 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 kg per person | 3.95 kg per person | 4.04 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Peru?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Peru was 3.99 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 18.19 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.95 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Peru ranks 42nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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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
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- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.