Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 6.72 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 6.72 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 11.46 kg per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.91 kg per person, in 2009.
That places Saudi Arabia 27th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.35 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 8.28 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 8.22 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 8.16 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 8.1 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 8.04 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 7.97 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 7.89 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 7.89 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 7.87 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.83 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 7.76 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 7.68 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 7.85 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 8.12 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 8.03 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 7.69 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 8.64 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 8.35 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 8.4 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 7.25 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 10.26 kg per person | +41.6% |
| 1983 | 11.46 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 10.78 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 9.8 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 10.08 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 8.92 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 7.69 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 7.29 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 7.17 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 7.02 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 7.05 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.01 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 7.06 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.83 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 6.75 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.2 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 5.95 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 5.85 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.86 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.92 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 4.68 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 4.6 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.89 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 4.94 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.51 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 4.32 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 3.58 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 2.91 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 4.36 kg per person | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 4.81 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 4.63 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.98 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 3.82 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 3.67 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.57 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.6 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.72 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.75 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.63 kg per person | +77.0% |
| 2021 | 6.81 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 8.1 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 6.72 kg per person | -17.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 6.72 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8254 kg per person, 8.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 6.72 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.35 kg per person, 2.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +77.0% | 3.75 kg per person | 6.63 kg per person |
| 2010 | +50.0% | 2.91 kg per person | 4.36 kg per person |
| 1982 | +41.6% | 7.25 kg per person | 10.26 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1 kg per person | 7.89 kg per person | 8.35 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.98 kg per person | 7.68 kg per person | 8.64 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.19 kg per person | 7.25 kg per person | 11.46 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.69 kg per person | 5.85 kg per person | 7.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.52 kg per person | 2.91 kg per person | 5.86 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 kg per person | 3.57 kg per person | 4.98 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.07 kg per person | 6.63 kg per person | 8.1 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 6.72 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.46 kg per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 kg per person in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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)
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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.