Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Estonia
Estonia: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 5.51 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 5.51 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Estonia peaked at 13.14 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.92 kg per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Estonia 144th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.14 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 11.51 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 7.72 kg per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1995 | 5.7 kg per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1996 | 4.61 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 3.63 kg per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 6.21 kg per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 7.2 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 7.68 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 7.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 8.3 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 7.49 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 8.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 7.35 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 7.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.8 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 6.55 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 6.28 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 5.51 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 5.51 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.99 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 5.51 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.09 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | 13.14 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.56 kg per square kilometre | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | 7.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.84 kg per square kilometre | 7.35 kg per square kilometre | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | 5.51 kg per square kilometre | 6.8 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Estonia?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Estonia was 5.51 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.14 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Estonia ranks 144th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.