Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1.28 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia is 1.28 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 3.22 kg per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.2 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
New Caledonia ranks 151st of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1965 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1972 | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1981 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1985 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | +58.9% |
| 2013 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2014 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 1.28 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 1.28 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.51 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in New Caledonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +58.9% | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 2.31 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 148 Honduras 1.81 kg per square kilometre compare
- 149 French Polynesia 1.48 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Jamaica 1.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Philippines 1.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Thailand 0.8997 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Japan 0.8496 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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 -0.3712 % 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 New Caledonia?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in New Caledonia was 1.28 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does New Caledonia rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 151st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.