Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Canada
Canada: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square was 0.0866 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Canada stood at 0.0866 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Canada peaked at 0.0994 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0387 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
Canada ranks 129th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0751 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0711 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0646 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0606 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0547 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0486 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0464 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0422 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0387 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0528 kg per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0547 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.059 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0565 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0531 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0499 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0462 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0395 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0393 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.043 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0489 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0533 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0569 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0555 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0519 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0496 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0491 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0526 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0566 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.06 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0633 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0652 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0637 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0644 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0622 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0648 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0633 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0667 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0722 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0796 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0948 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0993 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0975 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0994 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0978 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0895 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0888 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0852 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0846 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0857 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0882 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0885 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0894 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0863 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0827 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0818 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0817 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0832 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0831 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0814 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0833 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0842 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0866 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0866 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.19 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square 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 | +36.3% | 0.0387 kg per square kilometre | 0.0528 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0558 kg per square kilometre | 0.0387 kg per square kilometre | 0.0751 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0494 kg per square kilometre | 0.0393 kg per square kilometre | 0.059 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0532 kg per square kilometre | 0.0489 kg per square kilometre | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0646 kg per square kilometre | 0.06 kg per square kilometre | 0.0722 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0917 kg per square kilometre | 0.0796 kg per square kilometre | 0.0994 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0851 kg per square kilometre | 0.0817 kg per square kilometre | 0.0894 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0839 kg per square kilometre | 0.0814 kg per square kilometre | 0.0866 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 126 Guatemala 0.1625 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Colombia 0.1553 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 El Salvador 0.1022 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Chile 0.0808 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Guyana 0.059 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Puerto Rico 0.0564 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Canada?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Canada was 0.0866 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0994 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Canada ranks 129th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.