Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 159.73 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Algeria is 159.73 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 159.73 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.07 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Algeria 74th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.08 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 22.44 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 19.07 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1964 | 19.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 28.75 kg per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1966 | 28.69 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 35.79 kg per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1968 | 37.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 38.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 39.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 41.99 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 44.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 42.45 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 43.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 49.06 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 46.87 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 51.7 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 54.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 61.36 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 67.12 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 68.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 70.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 72.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 78.64 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 78.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 81.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 82.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 86.93 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 88.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 84.8 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 88.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 93.7 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 89.57 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 86.86 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 88.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 87.29 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 90.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 90.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.44 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 86.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 85.63 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 87.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 91.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 94.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 99.84 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 101.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 100.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 107.46 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 114.81 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 120.44 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 126.49 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 133.41 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 139.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 141.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 141.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 142.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 144.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 147.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 155.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 156.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 156.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 159.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 159.73 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.8 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 159.73 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 347.45 kg per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +43.8% | 19.99 kg per square kilometre | 28.75 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.46 kg per square kilometre | 19.07 kg per square kilometre | 38.5 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.5 kg per square kilometre | 39.1 kg per square kilometre | 61.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.7 kg per square kilometre | 67.12 kg per square kilometre | 86.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.87 kg per square kilometre | 84.8 kg per square kilometre | 93.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.42 kg per square kilometre | 85.63 kg per square kilometre | 107.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.14 kg per square kilometre | 114.81 kg per square kilometre | 147.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.96 kg per square kilometre | 155.16 kg per square kilometre | 159.73 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 71 Sierra Leone 166.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 72 Comoros 165.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Cuba 162.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Hungary 158.36 kg per square kilometre compare
- 76 Bulgaria 157.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Rwanda 149.28 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.41 % 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 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Algeria?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Algeria was 159.73 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 159.73 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.07 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Algeria rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 74th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.