Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in India
India: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.25 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in India stood at 2.25 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in India peaked at 3.12 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.19 kg per person, in 2012.
That places India 94th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.12 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.08 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 3.04 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 3 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 2.97 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 2.94 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.88 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 2.83 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 2.77 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 2.72 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 2.66 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.61 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.6 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.59 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.57 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.55 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.53 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.58 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.63 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2.68 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.73 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.79 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 2.78 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.73 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.66 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.65 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.72 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.69 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.66 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.64 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.61 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.59 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.57 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.56 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.55 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.54 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.53 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.49 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.46 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.42 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.39 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.36 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.33 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.37 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.45 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.49 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.43 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.37 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.31 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.25 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.19 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.26 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.25 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.25 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.25 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.25 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.25 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.25 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.25 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.25 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.25 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.25 kg per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 kg per person | 2.77 kg per person | 3.12 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.61 kg per person | 2.53 kg per person | 2.72 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.71 kg per person | 2.65 kg per person | 2.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.55 kg per person | 2.46 kg per person | 2.64 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4 kg per person | 2.33 kg per person | 2.49 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 kg per person | 2.19 kg per person | 2.31 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 kg per person | 2.25 kg per person | 2.25 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in India?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in India was 2.25 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 kg per person in 2012.
- How does India rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- India ranks 94th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.