Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada
Canada: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.019 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada stood at 0.019 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0368 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 kg per person, in 1978.
Canada ranks 104th of 165 countries 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0368 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0342 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0306 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0281 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0249 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0217 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0204 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0182 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0165 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0222 kg per person | +34.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0223 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0238 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0225 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0209 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0193 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0177 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0149 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0147 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0159 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0179 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0193 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0205 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0201 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0194 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.018 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.017 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0167 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0176 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0186 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0194 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0202 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0206 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0199 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0199 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.019 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0196 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.019 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0198 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0213 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0233 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0274 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0284 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0276 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0279 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0272 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0246 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0242 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.023 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0226 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0226 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.023 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0229 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0229 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0218 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0208 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0203 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.02 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0201 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0198 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0192 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0191 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.019 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.019 kg per person | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.019 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0332 kg per person, 57% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +34.4% | 0.0165 kg per person | 0.0222 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0257 kg per person | 0.0165 kg per person | 0.0368 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0194 kg per person | 0.0147 kg per person | 0.0238 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.0167 kg per person | 0.0205 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0199 kg per person | 0.019 kg per person | 0.0213 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0256 kg per person | 0.0226 kg per person | 0.0284 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0214 kg per person | 0.0198 kg per person | 0.023 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0191 kg per person | 0.019 kg per person | 0.0192 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada was 0.019 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0368 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Canada ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.