Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 371.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 371.1 kg per square kilometre for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 1,418 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 157.12 kg per square kilometre, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 31st of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 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 square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,057 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 1,057 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,085 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1,085 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,112 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,168 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1,251 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1,279 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1,335 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1,349 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1,363 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1,418 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1,335 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1,251 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 1,168 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1,112 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1,112 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 194.66 kg per square kilometre | -82.1% |
| 1991 | 194.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 208.56 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 208.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 194.66 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 194.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 180.75 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 180.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 177.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 166.85 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 157.12 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 166.85 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 225.24 kg per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 273.91 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 296.15 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 300.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 305.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 305.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 319.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 319.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 333.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 347.6 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 361.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 367.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 364.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 361.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 359.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 357.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 355.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 354.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 370.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 370.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 372.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 371.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 371.1 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 371.1 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.44 kg per square kilometre, 9.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -82.1% | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | 194.66 kg per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +35.0% | 166.85 kg per square kilometre | 225.24 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,098 kg per square kilometre | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | 1,168 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | 1,418 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,210 kg per square kilometre | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 190.21 kg per square kilometre | 166.85 kg per square kilometre | 208.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 267.09 kg per square kilometre | 157.12 kg per square kilometre | 319.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 356.21 kg per square kilometre | 333.69 kg per square kilometre | 367.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 371.1 kg per square kilometre | 370.07 kg per square kilometre | 372.74 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 28 Spain 409.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Uruguay 404.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Jordan 395.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Portugal 364.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 359.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Bangladesh 352.06 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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 -0.3571 % 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 square kilometre in Barbados?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Barbados was 371.1 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,418 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 157.12 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 31st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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.