Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure was 480.53 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 480.53 million kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 673.39 million kg in 1999 and was at its lowest, 300.07 million kg, in 1977.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 437.42 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 445.46 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 443.20 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 448.01 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 451.85 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 452.61 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 436.49 million kg | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 423.18 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 402.02 million kg | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 394.08 million kg | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 392.56 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 406.02 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 422.06 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 430.42 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 426.80 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 425.31 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 300.07 million kg | -29.4% |
| 1978 | 309.47 million kg | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 326.75 million kg | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 325.15 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 325.08 million kg | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 334.05 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 345.24 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 350.85 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 360.32 million kg | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 557.21 million kg | +54.6% |
| 1987 | 583.47 million kg | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 617.35 million kg | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 647.21 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 661.54 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 658.67 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 672.09 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 670.50 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 661.00 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 653.21 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 634.88 million kg | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 645.81 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 670.54 million kg | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 673.39 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 637.34 million kg | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 553.84 million kg | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 540.55 million kg | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 541.06 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 541.01 million kg | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 532.11 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 524.23 million kg | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 512.50 million kg | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 500.18 million kg | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 474.74 million kg | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 469.40 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 477.69 million kg | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 486.51 million kg | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 496.15 million kg | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 509.53 million kg | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 503.44 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 512.62 million kg | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 525.99 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 510.18 million kg | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 507.28 million kg | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 494.01 million kg | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 497.90 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 501.17 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 480.53 million kg | -4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +54.6% | 360.32 million kg | 557.21 million kg |
| 1977 | -29.4% | 425.31 million kg | 300.07 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 437.80 million kg | 402.02 million kg | 452.61 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 383.35 million kg | 300.07 million kg | 430.42 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 444.59 million kg | 325.08 million kg | 647.21 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 660.16 million kg | 634.88 million kg | 673.39 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 535.76 million kg | 474.74 million kg | 637.34 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 499.88 million kg | 469.40 million kg | 525.99 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 493.40 million kg | 480.53 million kg | 501.17 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 16 Mongolia 720.97 million kg compare
- 16 Melanesia 5.01 million kg compare
- 17 Ethiopia PDR 548.94 million kg compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 2.80 million kg compare
- 18 New Zealand 488.50 million kg compare
- 18 Polynesia 527,123 kg compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 76,081 kg compare
- 19 Micronesia 76,081 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 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 480.53 million 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 673.39 million kg in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 300.07 million kg in 1977.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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).