Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Estonia
Estonia: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 19.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Estonia is 19.4 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Estonia peaked at 50.36 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.01 kg per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Estonia 120th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Estonia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 50.36 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 44.09 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 29.57 kg per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1995 | 21.83 kg per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1996 | 17.68 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 13.91 kg per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 12.03 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 10.19 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 10.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 10.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 10.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 10.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 13.77 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 17.61 kg per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 22.26 kg per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 25.7 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 27.76 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 27.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 27.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 29.78 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 26.58 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 28.31 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 29.49 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 29.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.44 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 25.73 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 25.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.97 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 23.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 22.22 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 19.4 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 19.4 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 19.4 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 153.04 kg per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.96 kg per square kilometre | 10.19 kg per square kilometre | 50.36 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.92 kg per square kilometre | 10.01 kg per square kilometre | 27.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.87 kg per square kilometre | 25.73 kg per square kilometre | 29.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.17 kg per square kilometre | 19.4 kg per square kilometre | 23.97 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 117 Mauritius 23.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Puerto Rico 22.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Madagascar 19.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Chile 19.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Colombia 19.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Latvia 18.93 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Estonia?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Estonia was 19.4 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.36 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.01 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Estonia ranks 120th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.