Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Latvia
Latvia: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 21.92 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Latvia, 1992–2023
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 Latvia is 21.92 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Latvia peaked at 46.18 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.87 kg per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Latvia 141st out of 165 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.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 46.18 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 41.68 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 29.39 kg per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 1995 | 23.01 kg per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 20.03 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 15.85 kg per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 12.41 kg per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1999 | 10.14 kg per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 8.87 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 9.92 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 10.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 11.43 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 13.81 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 13.58 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 14.37 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 14.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.79 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 19.95 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 20.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 22.47 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 23.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 24.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 24.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.93 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 28.4 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 29.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 29.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.52 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 25.54 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 25.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 24.49 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 21.92 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.84 kg per square kilometre | 10.14 kg per square kilometre | 46.18 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.32 kg per square kilometre | 8.87 kg per square kilometre | 19.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.57 kg per square kilometre | 20.91 kg per square kilometre | 29.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.27 kg per square kilometre | 21.92 kg per square kilometre | 25.54 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 138 Bhutan 26.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Costa Rica 23.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Equatorial Guinea 23.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Estonia 20.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Malaysia 20.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Congo 18.72 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Latvia?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Latvia was 21.92 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.18 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.87 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Latvia ranks 141st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.