Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in Latvia

Latvia: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure was 1.18 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.18 million kg
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
146th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.76 million kg
in 1992
All-time low
406,272 kg
in 2000
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in Latvia, 1992–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M1992200720231992: 2.8M kg1993: 2.5M kg1994: 1.7M kg1995: 1.3M kg1996: 1.1M kg1997: 835.1k kg1998: 612.4k kg1999: 442.4k kg2000: 406.3k kg2001: 430.3k kg2002: 436.4k kg2003: 474.0k kg2004: 589.8k kg2005: 580.8k kg2006: 626.0k kg2007: 621.4k kg2008: 811.0k kg2009: 1.0M kg2010: 1.1M kg2011: 1.2M kg2012: 1.2M kg2013: 1.3M kg2014: 1.3M kg2015: 1.4M kg2016: 1.5M kg2017: 1.6M kg2018: 1.6M kg2019: 1.5M kg2020: 1.4M kg2021: 1.4M kg2022: 1.3M kg2023: 1.2M kg

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure in Latvia stood at 1.18 million kg.

The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure in Latvia peaked at 2.76 million kg in 1992 and was at its lowest, 406,272 kg, in 2000.

That places Latvia 146th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.40 million kg 442,385 kg 2.76 million kg 8
2000s 598,574 kg 406,272 kg 1.01 million kg 10
2010s 1.36 million kg 1.06 million kg 1.61 million kg 10
2020s 1.31 million kg 1.18 million kg 1.38 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 143 Congo 1.49 million kg compare
  2. 144 Belarus 1.21 million kg compare
  3. 145 Faroe Islands 1.18 million kg compare
  4. 147 Estonia 829,097 kg compare
  5. 148 Bahrain 726,615 kg compare
  6. 149 Melanesia 564,461 kg compare

See the full ranking of 229 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — amount excreted in manure in Latvia?
Sheep — amount excreted in manure in Latvia was 1.18 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 2.76 million kg in 1992.
What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 406,272 kg in 2000.
How does Latvia rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure?
Latvia ranks 146th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 13,062 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).