Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 31.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil stood at 31.18 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 31.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.03 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Brazil 111th 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.03 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 20.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 21.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 22.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 23.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 23.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 23.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 23.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 25.59 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 25.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 25.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 25.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 25.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 24.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 25.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 25.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 25.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 24.92 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 25.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 26.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 27.26 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 26.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 25.93 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 26.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 26.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 28.13 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 28.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 28.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 28.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 28.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 28.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 28.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 25.76 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 26.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 26.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 21.07 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1997 | 20.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 20.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 20.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 21.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 20.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 20.43 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 20.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 21.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 22.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 22.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 23.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 23.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 24.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 24.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 25.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 24.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 24.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 25.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 26.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 26.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 28.57 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 29.5 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 29.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 30.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 31.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 31.18 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.8 kg per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 31.18 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.44 kg per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.6 kg per square kilometre | 20.03 kg per square kilometre | 25.59 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.3 kg per square kilometre | 24.89 kg per square kilometre | 25.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.31 kg per square kilometre | 25.93 kg per square kilometre | 28.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.72 kg per square kilometre | 20.41 kg per square kilometre | 28.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.12 kg per square kilometre | 20.43 kg per square kilometre | 24.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.91 kg per square kilometre | 24.02 kg per square kilometre | 28.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.22 kg per square kilometre | 29.39 kg per square kilometre | 31.18 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil was 31.18 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 31.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.03 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 111th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.