Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in OECD
OECD: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure was 4.37 billion kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in OECD, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
OECD recorded 4.37 billion kg for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in OECD peaked at 7.81 billion kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.34 billion kg, in 2020.
OECD ranks 1st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.29 billion kg | 7.12 billion kg | 7.53 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.91 billion kg | 6.51 billion kg | 7.58 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.18 billion kg | 6.85 billion kg | 7.70 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.72 billion kg | 6.09 billion kg | 7.81 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.32 billion kg | 4.54 billion kg | 6.08 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 billion kg | 4.37 billion kg | 4.55 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 billion kg | 4.34 billion kg | 4.46 billion kg | 4 |
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More environment data for OECD
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 24,537 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.11 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.83 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in OECD?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in OECD was 4.37 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 7.81 billion kg in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.34 billion kg in 2020.
- How does OECD rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).