Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 234.28 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 234.28 kg per square kilometre for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 237.94 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.85 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
Yemen ranks 56th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54.74 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 55.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 56.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 57.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 59.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 55.24 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 58.23 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 55.83 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 48.85 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 49.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 57.16 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 55.87 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 53.47 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 58.54 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 62.15 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 60.11 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 62.55 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 62.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 63.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 66.88 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 73.16 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 74.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 76.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 76.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 77.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 78.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 79 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 81.58 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 84.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 108.94 kg per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1991 | 103.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 105.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 107.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 106.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 108.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 113.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 124.56 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 132.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 136.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 140.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 146.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 148.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 177.08 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 178.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 180.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 185.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 194.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 201.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 205.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 208.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 211.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 213.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 216.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 219.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 216.78 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 206.21 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 208.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 199.6 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 220.09 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 223.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 234.62 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 237.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 234.28 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 234.28 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 215.07 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 234.28 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 347.45 kg per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +29.3% | 84.25 kg per square kilometre | 108.94 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.72 kg per square kilometre | 48.85 kg per square kilometre | 59.04 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.58 kg per square kilometre | 49.08 kg per square kilometre | 63.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.96 kg per square kilometre | 66.88 kg per square kilometre | 84.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.76 kg per square kilometre | 103.45 kg per square kilometre | 136.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 175.94 kg per square kilometre | 140.26 kg per square kilometre | 205.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 212.02 kg per square kilometre | 199.6 kg per square kilometre | 220.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 232.57 kg per square kilometre | 223.44 kg per square kilometre | 237.94 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 244.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 54 Eritrea 244.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 55 Djibouti 242.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Antigua and Barbuda 231.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 58 Mali 228.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 59 Mongolia 225.64 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
- 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 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Yemen was 234.28 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 237.94 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.85 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Yemen rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 56th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.