Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 3.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3.2 kg per square kilometre for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 3.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.27 kg per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places El Salvador 145th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.2 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.8 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.2 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.44 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | 3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 0.0446 % 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 El Salvador?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in El Salvador was 3.2 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 145th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.
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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.