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 0.1951 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Canada stood at 0.1951 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Canada peaked at 0.2235 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0873 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
Canada ranks 163rd of 165 countries on this measure, 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1681 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1592 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1449 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1359 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1227 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1092 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1042 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0951 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0873 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1187 kg per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1971 | 0.123 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1326 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1272 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1196 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1123 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1042 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0894 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.089 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0971 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1105 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1204 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1296 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1285 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1253 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1173 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1122 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1112 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1191 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1278 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1356 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1429 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1472 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1439 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1454 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1406 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1463 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.143 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1506 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1628 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1795 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2133 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2234 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2194 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2235 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2199 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2015 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1999 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1918 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1905 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1931 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1985 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1992 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2013 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1943 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1863 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1843 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.184 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1874 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1871 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1834 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1877 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1896 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1951 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1951 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.99 kg per square kilometre, 1% 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 | +35.9% | 0.0873 kg per square kilometre | 0.1187 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1252 kg per square kilometre | 0.0873 kg per square kilometre | 0.1681 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1113 kg per square kilometre | 0.089 kg per square kilometre | 0.1326 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1202 kg per square kilometre | 0.1105 kg per square kilometre | 0.1296 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1458 kg per square kilometre | 0.1356 kg per square kilometre | 0.1628 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2063 kg per square kilometre | 0.1795 kg per square kilometre | 0.2235 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1916 kg per square kilometre | 0.184 kg per square kilometre | 0.2013 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1889 kg per square kilometre | 0.1834 kg per square kilometre | 0.1951 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Canada?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Canada was 0.1951 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2235 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0873 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Canada ranks 163rd 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 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.