Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 9.88 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 9.88 kg per square kilometre for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 15.79 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.7 kg per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Paraguay 133rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.53 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 10.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 12.64 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 13.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 13.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 13.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 12.1 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 10.93 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 9.77 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1971 | 10.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 10.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 10.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 10.66 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 11.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 11.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 11.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 12.13 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 12.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 11.44 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 10.8 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 10.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 11.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 11.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 11.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 11.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 12.37 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 13 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 13.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 13.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 10.74 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1992 | 10.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 11.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 11.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 11.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 11.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 11.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 11.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.33 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 15.79 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 15.05 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 13.84 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 12.04 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 11.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.82 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 12.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 12.87 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 13.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 14.2 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 15 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 15.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 8.92 kg per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2018 | 8.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 9.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 9.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 9.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 9.88 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.8 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 9.88 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.44 kg per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -42.6% | 15.53 kg per square kilometre | 8.92 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.96 kg per square kilometre | 10.53 kg per square kilometre | 13.3 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.91 kg per square kilometre | 9.77 kg per square kilometre | 12.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.73 kg per square kilometre | 10.8 kg per square kilometre | 13.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.73 kg per square kilometre | 10.74 kg per square kilometre | 13.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.91 kg per square kilometre | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | 15.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.18 kg per square kilometre | 8.7 kg per square kilometre | 15.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | 9.24 kg per square kilometre | 9.88 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 130 Angola 11.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Gabon 10.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Myanmar 9.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Central African Republic 8.48 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Belize 8.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bahamas 7.89 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % 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 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Paraguay was 9.88 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.79 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 kg per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Paraguay rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 133rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.