Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Canada
Canada: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.026 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Canada is 0.026 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Canada peaked at 0.0298 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 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 that leaches (N content) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0225 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0213 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0182 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0164 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0146 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0139 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0127 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0158 kg per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0164 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0177 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.017 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0159 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.015 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0129 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0147 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.016 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0172 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0171 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0156 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0149 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0147 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0158 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.017 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.018 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.019 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0196 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0191 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0193 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0187 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.019 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0216 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0285 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0298 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0293 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0298 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0293 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0266 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0256 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0257 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0264 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0265 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0268 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0259 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0245 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0245 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.025 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0249 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0244 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.025 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0252 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.026 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.026 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9558 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 that leaches (N content) 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% | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | 0.0158 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0167 kg per square kilometre | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | 0.0225 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | 0.0177 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.016 kg per square kilometre | 0.0147 kg per square kilometre | 0.0172 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | 0.018 kg per square kilometre | 0.0216 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | 0.0298 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0255 kg per square kilometre | 0.0245 kg per square kilometre | 0.0268 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0252 kg per square kilometre | 0.0244 kg per square kilometre | 0.026 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 126 Guatemala 0.0487 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Colombia 0.0466 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 El Salvador 0.0307 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Chile 0.0242 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Guyana 0.0177 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Puerto Rico 0.0169 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 that leaches (n content) in Canada?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Canada was 0.026 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0298 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Canada ranks 129th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.