Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in India
India: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 1,090 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in India stood at 1,090 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in India peaked at 1,090 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 468.86 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 23rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in India, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 468.86 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 474.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 479.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 484.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 489.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 494.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 495.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 496.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 498.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 499.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 499.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 501.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 509.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 520.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 528.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 537.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 546.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 569.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 594.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 619.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 645.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 676.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 689.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 692.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 690.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 705.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 739.87 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 748.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 757.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 767.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 776.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 785.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 798.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 811.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 823.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 837.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 850.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 854.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 858.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 862.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 866.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 870.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 874.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 903.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 933.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 964.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 996.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 986.28 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 975.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 965.31 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 954.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 943.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 983.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 993.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,005 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,016 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,028 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,039 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,060 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,072 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,081 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,090 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 486.83 kg per square kilometre | 468.86 kg per square kilometre | 498.04 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 530.61 kg per square kilometre | 499.17 kg per square kilometre | 594.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 696.71 kg per square kilometre | 619.32 kg per square kilometre | 757.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 816.29 kg per square kilometre | 767.02 kg per square kilometre | 858.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 923.5 kg per square kilometre | 862.38 kg per square kilometre | 996.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 997.96 kg per square kilometre | 943.72 kg per square kilometre | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,076 kg per square kilometre | 1,060 kg per square kilometre | 1,090 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in India?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in India was 1,090 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,090 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 468.86 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- India ranks 23rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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)
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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.