Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 0.7164 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Canada, 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 Canada stood at 0.7164 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.8245 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3198 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
Canada ranks 155th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6278 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5938 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5394 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5046 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4553 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4033 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3845 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3491 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3198 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4379 kg per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4528 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4889 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4685 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.439 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4122 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3801 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3238 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3218 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.353 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4023 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4394 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.474 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.469 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4564 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4258 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4059 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4021 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4316 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4647 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4934 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.521 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5373 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5245 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5302 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5119 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5332 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5206 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.549 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5946 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6576 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.786 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.824 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8088 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8245 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8107 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7412 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7349 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7045 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6996 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7093 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7297 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7324 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7405 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7138 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6836 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.676 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.675 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6878 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6866 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6724 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6884 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6956 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7164 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.7164 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +36.9% | 0.3198 kg per square kilometre | 0.4379 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4642 kg per square kilometre | 0.3198 kg per square kilometre | 0.6278 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4078 kg per square kilometre | 0.3218 kg per square kilometre | 0.4889 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4371 kg per square kilometre | 0.4021 kg per square kilometre | 0.474 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5316 kg per square kilometre | 0.4934 kg per square kilometre | 0.5946 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7592 kg per square kilometre | 0.6576 kg per square kilometre | 0.8245 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7035 kg per square kilometre | 0.675 kg per square kilometre | 0.7405 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6932 kg per square kilometre | 0.6724 kg per square kilometre | 0.7164 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 152 Philippines 1.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Thailand 0.8997 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Japan 0.8496 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Nicaragua 0.6889 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Costa Rica 0.6756 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Suriname 0.4678 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Canada?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Canada was 0.7164 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8245 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3198 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 155th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.