Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in World
World: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.1 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in World stood at 2.1 kg per person.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in World peaked at 4.68 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.05 kg per person, in 2018.
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 World, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.68 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 4.63 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 4.55 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 4.52 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 4.5 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.43 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 4.43 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 4.4 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 4.35 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 4.21 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 4.13 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.93 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 3.74 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 3.72 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 3.72 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.64 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 3.53 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 3.5 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 3.5 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.54 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.51 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.51 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.43 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.37 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.32 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.28 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 3.26 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 3.26 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.29 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.26 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 3.14 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 2.97 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 2.8 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 2.72 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.58 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 2.51 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.43 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 2.39 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.38 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.35 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.26 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.21 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.19 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.22 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.24 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.21 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.2 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.13 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.09 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.05 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.06 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.06 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.09 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.05 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.07 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.07 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.06 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.05 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.06 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.08 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.12 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.13 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1 kg per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5 kg per person | 4.35 kg per person | 4.68 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.76 kg per person | 3.5 kg per person | 4.21 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.38 kg per person | 3.26 kg per person | 3.54 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.72 kg per person | 2.38 kg per person | 3.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 kg per person | 2.09 kg per person | 2.35 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 kg per person | 2.05 kg per person | 2.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 kg per person | 2.08 kg per person | 2.13 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Mongolia 101.02 kg per person compare
- 2 New Zealand 93.71 kg per person compare
- 3 Australia 54.1 kg per person compare
- 4 Chad 30.11 kg per person compare
- 5 Mauritania 27.1 kg per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in World?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in World was 2.1 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 kg per person in 2018.
- How does World rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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
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.