Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 244.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Eritrea stood at 244.26 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 254.54 kg per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 178.77 kg per square kilometre, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 54th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 178.77 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 179.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 181.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 182.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 195.34 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 252.05 kg per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 236.78 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 254.54 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 254.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 236.78 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 248.62 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 207.55 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 207.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 215.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 221 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 222.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 223.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 224.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 225.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 225.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 227.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 226.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 227.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 231.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 234.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 238.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 240.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 244.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 244.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 245.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 244.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 244.26 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 215.07 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 244.26 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 166.53 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +29.0% | 195.34 kg per square kilometre | 252.05 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200.91 kg per square kilometre | 178.77 kg per square kilometre | 252.05 kg per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 229.13 kg per square kilometre | 207.48 kg per square kilometre | 254.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 230.15 kg per square kilometre | 224.36 kg per square kilometre | 240.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 244.56 kg per square kilometre | 244.03 kg per square kilometre | 245.46 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 51 Sudan 255.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 52 China 245.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 244.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 55 Djibouti 242.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 56 Yemen 234.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Antigua and Barbuda 231.21 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- 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 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Eritrea was 244.26 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 254.54 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 178.77 kg per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 54th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.