Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Chile
Chile: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 8.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Chile is 8.21 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Chile peaked at 37.91 kg per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 8.21 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Chile ranks 136th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37.69 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 37.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 37.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 37.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 37.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 37.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 36.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 37.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 36.45 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 34.61 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 33.52 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 32.07 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 31.01 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 31.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 32.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 31.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 31.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 31.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 32.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 33.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 32.54 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 33.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 32.54 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 31.58 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 31.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 30.13 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 29.17 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 26.37 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 27.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 26.76 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 26.22 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 25.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 26.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 22.92 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 22.55 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 24.05 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 24.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 23.96 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 23.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 22.38 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 22.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 20.81 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 20.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.99 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 23.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 23.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 21.58 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 20.96 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 20.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 19.18 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 16.61 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 13.05 kg per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 13.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.53 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 11.88 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 11.33 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 10.7 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 9.78 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 9 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 8.21 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 8.21 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.99 kg per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Chile's 8.21 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.55 kg per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.47 kg per square kilometre | 36.45 kg per square kilometre | 37.91 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.1 kg per square kilometre | 31.01 kg per square kilometre | 34.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.37 kg per square kilometre | 26.37 kg per square kilometre | 33.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.32 kg per square kilometre | 22.55 kg per square kilometre | 27.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.84 kg per square kilometre | 20.81 kg per square kilometre | 24.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.11 kg per square kilometre | 11.33 kg per square kilometre | 21.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.42 kg per square kilometre | 8.21 kg per square kilometre | 10.7 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 133 Bahamas 9.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Ecuador 8.63 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Puerto Rico 8.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bhutan 7.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Costa Rica 6.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 6.86 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Chile?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Chile was 8.21 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 37.91 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Chile ranks 136th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.