Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Canada
Canada: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 0.0428 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Canada is 0.0428 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Canada peaked at 0.0825 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0333 kg per person, in 1978.
That places Canada 154th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0825 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0767 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0685 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0631 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0559 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0488 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0458 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0411 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0372 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0499 kg per person | +34.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0502 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0535 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0507 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.047 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0435 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0399 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0338 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0333 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.036 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0404 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0435 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0463 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0454 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0439 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0407 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0385 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0377 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0398 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.042 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0439 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0457 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0465 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.045 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0449 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.043 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0443 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0429 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0448 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.048 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0524 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0617 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0639 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0622 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0627 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0611 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0555 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0545 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0517 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0508 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0509 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0518 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0514 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0515 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0492 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0468 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0458 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0451 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0453 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0446 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0432 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0431 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0428 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0428 kg per person | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0428 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2656 kg per person, 16% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 | +34.0% | 0.0372 kg per person | 0.0499 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0577 kg per person | 0.0372 kg per person | 0.0825 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0438 kg per person | 0.0333 kg per person | 0.0535 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0418 kg per person | 0.0377 kg per person | 0.0463 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0449 kg per person | 0.0429 kg per person | 0.048 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0576 kg per person | 0.0508 kg per person | 0.0639 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0482 kg per person | 0.0446 kg per person | 0.0518 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.043 kg per person | 0.0428 kg per person | 0.0432 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Canada?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Canada was 0.0428 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0825 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0333 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Canada ranks 154th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.