Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 2.47 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Jamaica stood at 2.47 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Jamaica peaked at 2.47 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.25 kg per square kilometre, in 1972.
Jamaica ranks 70th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1965 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1970 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.47 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2619 kg per square kilometre, 9.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.47 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0679 kg per square kilometre, 36.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 that leaches (n content) in Jamaica?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Jamaica was 2.47 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 kg per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Jamaica rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.