Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 28.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ecuador is 28.79 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ecuador peaked at 122.43 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.45 kg per square kilometre, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 134th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 square in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81.79 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 84.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 79.91 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 81.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 83.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 84.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 86.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 88.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 90.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 92.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 94.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 96.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 98.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 101.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 101.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 79.34 kg per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1977 | 59.36 kg per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1978 | 59.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 60.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 61.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 68.57 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 58.34 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1983 | 59.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 65.42 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 69.68 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 63.96 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 70.04 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 67.78 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 73.57 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 78.16 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 81.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 85.48 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 89.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 92.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 89.07 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 90.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 94.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 117.08 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 122.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 65.06 kg per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 2001 | 111.61 kg per square kilometre | +71.6% |
| 2002 | 62.78 kg per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2003 | 57.35 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 58.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 59.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 56.3 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 51.07 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 44.82 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 49.01 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 46.3 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 42.56 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 40.83 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 41.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 31.08 kg per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 26.03 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 25.23 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 21.17 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 18.45 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 24.09 kg per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 24.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 28.95 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 28.01 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 28.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +71.6% | 65.06 kg per square kilometre | 111.61 kg per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -46.9% | 122.43 kg per square kilometre | 65.06 kg per square kilometre |
| 2002 | -43.8% | 111.61 kg per square kilometre | 62.78 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.46 kg per square kilometre | 79.91 kg per square kilometre | 90.15 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.28 kg per square kilometre | 59.36 kg per square kilometre | 101.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.77 kg per square kilometre | 58.34 kg per square kilometre | 73.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.13 kg per square kilometre | 78.16 kg per square kilometre | 122.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.6 kg per square kilometre | 44.82 kg per square kilometre | 111.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.76 kg per square kilometre | 18.45 kg per square kilometre | 46.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.63 kg per square kilometre | 24.76 kg per square kilometre | 28.95 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 131 Colombia 34.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Lithuania 34.76 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Bahamas 30.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Puerto Rico 27.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Chile 27.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Ukraine 27.39 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
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- 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 and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ecuador?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ecuador was 28.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 122.43 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.45 kg per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Ecuador ranks 134th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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.