Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 0.1918 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.1918 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1936 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 kg per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Papua New Guinea 159th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0192 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0092 kg per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 kg per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0099 kg per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0099 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0097 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0097 kg per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre | -73.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 kg per square kilometre | +344.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0147 kg per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1977 | 0.026 kg per square kilometre | +76.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0438 kg per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 1979 | 0.051 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0466 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0393 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0413 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.09 kg per square kilometre | +118.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0795 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0791 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0816 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0842 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0918 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0918 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0969 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.102 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1071 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1071 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1046 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.153 kg per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1581 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1581 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1607 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1607 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1836 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1862 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1862 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1862 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1857 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1859 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1853 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1844 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1858 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1926 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1926 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1936 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1918 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1918 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 181.15 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1918 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.51 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +344.6% | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre | 0.0115 kg per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +118.0% | 0.0413 kg per square kilometre | 0.09 kg per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +76.7% | 0.0147 kg per square kilometre | 0.026 kg per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -73.6% | 0.0097 kg per square kilometre | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +68.7% | 0.026 kg per square kilometre | 0.0438 kg per square kilometre |
| 1962 | -52.1% | 0.0192 kg per square kilometre | 0.0092 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 kg per square kilometre | 0.0048 kg per square kilometre | 0.0192 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0186 kg per square kilometre | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre | 0.051 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0642 kg per square kilometre | 0.0393 kg per square kilometre | 0.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | 0.0918 kg per square kilometre | 0.1581 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1749 kg per square kilometre | 0.1607 kg per square kilometre | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1848 kg per square kilometre | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | 0.1862 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1927 kg per square kilometre | 0.1918 kg per square kilometre | 0.1936 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.1918 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1936 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 kg per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 159th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.