Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Latvia
Latvia: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.7657 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Latvia stood at 0.7657 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Latvia peaked at 1.73 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2798 kg per square kilometre, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 94th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8301 kg per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7039 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5465 kg per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4103 kg per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3105 kg per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2798 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3027 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3102 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3394 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4174 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4108 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4395 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4346 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5475 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6702 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7048 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7627 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7894 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8254 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8342 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9053 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9974 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.971 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8964 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8816 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8545 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7657 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.7657 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9558 kg per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.7657 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.87 kg per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8971 kg per square kilometre | 0.3105 kg per square kilometre | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4152 kg per square kilometre | 0.2798 kg per square kilometre | 0.6702 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8873 kg per square kilometre | 0.7048 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8495 kg per square kilometre | 0.7657 kg per square kilometre | 0.8964 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 91 Central African Republic 0.9522 kg per square kilometre compare
- 92 Sao Tome and Principe 0.814 kg per square kilometre compare
- 93 Estonia 0.7667 kg per square kilometre compare
- 95 Barbados 0.5908 kg per square kilometre compare
- 96 Belarus 0.5883 kg per square kilometre compare
- 97 Zambia 0.587 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Latvia?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Latvia was 0.7657 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2798 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Latvia ranks 94th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.