Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 105.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
105.4 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
85th
of 159 countries
All-time high
158.04 kg per square kilometre
in 1971
All-time low
102.22 kg per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Peru, 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 Peru stood at 105.4 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 158.04 kg per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 102.22 kg per square kilometre, in 2021.
Peru ranks 85th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Peru, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 148.89 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 152.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 148.34 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 135.91 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 142.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 142.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 149.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 151.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 157.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 157.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 158.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 140.43 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 141.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 143.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 142.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 142.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 136.73 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 126.66 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 128.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 126.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 130.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 132.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 119.75 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 117.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 119.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 120.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 122.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 120.71 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 121.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 114.5 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 114.21 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 111.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 110.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 113.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 117.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 118.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 122.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 126.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 133.56 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 137.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 133.14 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 131.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 137.81 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 137.65 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 138.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 137.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 136.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 135.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 132.07 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 132.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 131.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 113.82 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 116.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 115.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 111.85 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 106.88 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 105.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 105.86 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 105.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 103.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 102.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 104.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 105.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 105.4 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.8 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Peru's 105.4 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.44 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147.63 kg per square kilometre | 135.91 kg per square kilometre | 157.04 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 141.74 kg per square kilometre | 126.66 kg per square kilometre | 158.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 123.08 kg per square kilometre | 117.16 kg per square kilometre | 132.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.34 kg per square kilometre | 110.95 kg per square kilometre | 133.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.62 kg per square kilometre | 131.02 kg per square kilometre | 138.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.49 kg per square kilometre | 105.2 kg per square kilometre | 132.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 104 kg per square kilometre | 102.22 kg per square kilometre | 105.4 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 82 Niger 133.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 83 Mauritania 132.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 84 Haiti 130.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 86 Saudi Arabia 105.39 kg per square kilometre compare
- 87 Indonesia 98.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Slovakia 96.05 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Peru?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Peru was 105.4 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 158.04 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.22 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 85th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.