Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in South America
South America: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure was 1.12 billion kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in South America is 1.12 billion kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in South America peaked at 1.73 billion kg in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.08 billion kg, in 2014.
South America ranks 19th of 33 groups on this measure, 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 in South America, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.69 billion kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.67 billion kg | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.67 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.68 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.72 billion kg | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 1.73 billion kg | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.70 billion kg | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.68 billion kg | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.70 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.65 billion kg | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 1.60 billion kg | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.55 billion kg | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.56 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.49 billion kg | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.49 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.50 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.50 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.46 billion kg | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.48 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.50 billion kg | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.53 billion kg | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.50 billion kg | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.47 billion kg | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.44 billion kg | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.48 billion kg | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.52 billion kg | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.54 billion kg | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.57 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.57 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.55 billion kg | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.55 billion kg | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.52 billion kg | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.38 billion kg | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 1.35 billion kg | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.32 billion kg | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.20 billion kg | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 1.18 billion kg | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.17 billion kg | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.17 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.16 billion kg | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.16 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.12 billion kg | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.14 billion kg | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.17 billion kg | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.19 billion kg | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.21 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.19 billion kg | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.19 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.16 billion kg | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.15 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.15 billion kg | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 billion kg | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.12 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.08 billion kg | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.09 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.09 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.09 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.10 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.13 billion kg | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.14 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 billion kg | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.11 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.12 billion kg | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 billion kg | 1.67 billion kg | 1.73 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.53 billion kg | 1.46 billion kg | 1.65 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 billion kg | 1.44 billion kg | 1.57 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 billion kg | 1.17 billion kg | 1.55 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 billion kg | 1.12 billion kg | 1.21 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion kg | 1.08 billion kg | 1.15 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 billion kg | 1.11 billion kg | 1.14 billion kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 16 Mongolia 720.97 million kg compare
- 17 Ethiopia PDR 548.94 million kg compare
- 18 New Zealand 488.50 million kg compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 480.53 million kg compare
- 20 Indonesia 480.35 million kg compare
- 21 Niger 463.02 million kg compare
- 22 Algeria 457.03 million kg compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in South America?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in South America was 1.12 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 billion kg in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 billion kg in 2014.
- How does South America rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure?
- South America ranks 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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).