Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 19.68 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
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 Madagascar is 19.68 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 19.68 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.93 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 119th of 159 countries on this measure, 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.93 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.17 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 7.61 kg per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1964 | 8.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 8.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 10.07 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 10.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 12.44 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1969 | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 13.7 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 13.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 13.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 13.66 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 13.29 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 13.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 12.48 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 11.66 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 11.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 11.29 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 15.09 kg per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1981 | 16.49 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 16.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 12.09 kg per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1984 | 11.31 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 12.07 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 11.1 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 13.66 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 14.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 14.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 15.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 15.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 15.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 16.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 16.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 16.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 15.55 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 14.39 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 12.13 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 12.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 13.02 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 13.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 17.34 kg per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2004 | 16.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 14.29 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 14.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 15.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 15.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 15.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 16.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 16.91 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 17.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 17.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 17.57 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.29 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 17.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 18.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 19.39 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 19.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 19.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 19.68 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 215.07 kg per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 19.68 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 166.53 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +33.7% | 11.29 kg per square kilometre | 15.09 kg per square kilometre |
| 1983 | -26.0% | 16.35 kg per square kilometre | 12.09 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.02 kg per square kilometre | 4.93 kg per square kilometre | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.91 kg per square kilometre | 11.29 kg per square kilometre | 13.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7 kg per square kilometre | 11.1 kg per square kilometre | 16.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.13 kg per square kilometre | 12.13 kg per square kilometre | 16.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.73 kg per square kilometre | 12.01 kg per square kilometre | 17.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.23 kg per square kilometre | 16.04 kg per square kilometre | 17.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.25 kg per square kilometre | 18.42 kg per square kilometre | 19.68 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 116 Egypt 23.92 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 Mauritius 23.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Puerto Rico 22.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Estonia 19.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Chile 19.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Colombia 19.32 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % 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 Madagascar?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Madagascar was 19.68 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 19.68 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 119th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.