Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Brazil
Brazil: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 16.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 16.23 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Brazil peaked at 16.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.62 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Brazil 125th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.62 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 9.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 9.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 9.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 9.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 9.82 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 10.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 10.77 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 10.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 10.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 10.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 10.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 11.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 11.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 11.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 11.69 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 11.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 11.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 12.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 12.9 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 12.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 13.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 13.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 14.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 14.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 14.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 14.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 14.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 15.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 15.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 13.39 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 13.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.28 kg per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1997 | 10.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 10.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 11.33 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 11.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 11.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.82 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 12.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 12.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 12.01 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 12.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 12.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 11.81 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 12.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.03 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 13.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 13.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 14.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 15.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 15.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 15.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 16.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 16.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.87 kg per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 16.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.55 kg per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -25.9% | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | 10.28 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | 8.62 kg per square kilometre | 10.77 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.26 kg per square kilometre | 10.62 kg per square kilometre | 11.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.48 kg per square kilometre | 12.33 kg per square kilometre | 14.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.81 kg per square kilometre | 10.28 kg per square kilometre | 15.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.79 kg per square kilometre | 11.15 kg per square kilometre | 12.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.96 kg per square kilometre | 11.81 kg per square kilometre | 14.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.63 kg per square kilometre | 15.16 kg per square kilometre | 16.23 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Brazil?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Brazil was 16.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.62 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Brazil ranks 125th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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 square kilometre. 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 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.