Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Morocco
Morocco: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 553.54 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
553.54 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
16th
of 159 countries
All-time high
608.89 kg per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
244.42 kg per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Morocco, 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 Morocco is 553.54 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 608.89 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 244.42 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Morocco 16th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 349.39 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 275.08 kg per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1963 | 244.42 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 277.62 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 321.22 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 336.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 359.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 395.15 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 428.64 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 455.43 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 489.18 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 442.03 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 428.68 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 428.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 396.53 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 382.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 383.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 383.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 361.7 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 442.33 kg per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 419.97 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 272.07 kg per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 1983 | 337.88 kg per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1984 | 307.93 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 344.6 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 389.69 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 432.31 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 341.16 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 368.7 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 362.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 356.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 352.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 317.97 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 356.58 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 358.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 389.46 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 409.56 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 396.1 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 444.12 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 463.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 460.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 437.67 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 448.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 456.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 452.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 462.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 452.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 457.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 455.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 482.88 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 502.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 509.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 508.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 515.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 495.92 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 532.36 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 532.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 532.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 578.47 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 591.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 608.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 584.09 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 553.54 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 553.54 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 181.15 kg per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 553.54 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 347.45 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 331.94 kg per square kilometre | 244.42 kg per square kilometre | 428.64 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 415.08 kg per square kilometre | 361.7 kg per square kilometre | 489.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 365.66 kg per square kilometre | 272.07 kg per square kilometre | 442.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 374.35 kg per square kilometre | 317.97 kg per square kilometre | 444.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 454.63 kg per square kilometre | 437.67 kg per square kilometre | 463.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 518.94 kg per square kilometre | 482.88 kg per square kilometre | 578.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 584.58 kg per square kilometre | 553.54 kg per square kilometre | 608.89 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 605.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Lesotho 577.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 557.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 17 Senegal 509.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 Lebanon 507.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 19 Pakistan 501.75 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Morocco?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Morocco was 553.54 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 608.89 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 244.42 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Morocco rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 16th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.