Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 105.39 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 105.39 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 121.29 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.82 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 86th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.82 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 10.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 10.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 11.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 11.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 11.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 12.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 13.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 13.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 14.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 14.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 15.8 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 17.2 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 17.97 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 18.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 21.62 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1979 | 22.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 23.62 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 21.64 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 32.58 kg per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1983 | 38.65 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1984 | 38.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 37.18 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 40.45 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 37.89 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 34.46 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 34.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 35.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 36.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 38.33 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 39.86 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 41.89 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 42.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 43.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 41.45 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 41.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 42.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 44.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 38.97 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 38.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 44.76 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 47.29 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 45 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 44.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 38.8 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 32.74 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 48.62 kg per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 2011 | 56.16 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 56.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.97 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 50.37 kg per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 50.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 51.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 51.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 52.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 52.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.34 kg per square kilometre | +85.8% |
| 2021 | 97.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 121.29 kg per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 105.39 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 105.39 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 105.39 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 347.45 kg per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +85.8% | 52.4 kg per square kilometre | 97.34 kg per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +50.5% | 21.64 kg per square kilometre | 32.58 kg per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +48.5% | 32.74 kg per square kilometre | 48.62 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.08 kg per square kilometre | 9.82 kg per square kilometre | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.83 kg per square kilometre | 13.04 kg per square kilometre | 22.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.94 kg per square kilometre | 21.64 kg per square kilometre | 40.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.24 kg per square kilometre | 35.51 kg per square kilometre | 43.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.58 kg per square kilometre | 32.74 kg per square kilometre | 47.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.43 kg per square kilometre | 48.62 kg per square kilometre | 63.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.39 kg per square kilometre | 97.34 kg per square kilometre | 121.29 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 105.39 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 121.29 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.82 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 86th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.