Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 2.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu stood at 2.32 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Vanuatu peaked at 7.06 kg per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.32 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 155th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 3.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 3.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 3.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 3.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 4.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 4.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 4.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 4.75 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 4.97 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1989 | 3.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.97 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 5.55 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 6.12 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 6.51 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 7.06 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 6.85 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 6.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.69 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.91 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.98 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | -23.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 158.88 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 2.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.81 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.85 kg per square kilometre | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.34 kg per square kilometre | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | 4.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5 kg per square kilometre | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.98 kg per square kilometre | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | 7.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 kg per square kilometre | 4.98 kg per square kilometre | 6.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 152 Sweden 3.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Belize 2.57 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Belarus 2.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Finland 1.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Honduras 1.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 New Caledonia 0.8036 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % 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 -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Vanuatu?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Vanuatu was 2.32 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 kg per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Vanuatu ranks 155th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.