Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Canada
Canada: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.0038 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Canada stood at 0.0038 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 that volatilises (n) in Canada peaked at 0.0074 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 kg per person, in 1978.
That places Canada 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 that volatilises (N) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0074 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0068 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0061 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0056 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.005 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0043 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0041 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0033 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0044 kg per person | +34.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0045 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0042 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0039 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.003 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.004 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0039 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.004 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.004 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.004 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.004 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.004 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.004 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.004 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 kg per person | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0038 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0066 kg per person, 57% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) 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% | 0.0033 kg per person | 0.0044 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 kg per person | 0.0033 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0039 kg per person | 0.0029 kg per person | 0.0048 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0033 kg per person | 0.0041 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person | 0.0043 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 kg per person | 0.0045 kg per person | 0.0057 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0046 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Canada?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Canada was 0.0038 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Canada ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.