Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in World

World: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 74.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
74.19 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
74.19 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
52.14 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in World, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in World stood at 74.19 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in World peaked at 74.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.14 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.

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 World, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 52.14 kg per square kilometre —
1962 53 kg per square kilometre +1.7%
1963 53.37 kg per square kilometre +0.7%
1964 53.92 kg per square kilometre +1.0%
1965 54.66 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
1966 54.8 kg per square kilometre +0.3%
1967 55.74 kg per square kilometre +1.7%
1968 56.58 kg per square kilometre +1.5%
1969 57.04 kg per square kilometre +0.8%
1970 56.61 kg per square kilometre -0.8%
1971 56.78 kg per square kilometre +0.3%
1972 55.69 kg per square kilometre -1.9%
1973 54.36 kg per square kilometre -2.4%
1974 55.19 kg per square kilometre +1.5%
1975 56.45 kg per square kilometre +2.3%
1976 56.85 kg per square kilometre +0.7%
1977 56.5 kg per square kilometre -0.6%
1978 57.59 kg per square kilometre +1.9%
1979 58.95 kg per square kilometre +2.4%
1980 60.49 kg per square kilometre +2.6%
1981 61.36 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
1982 62.39 kg per square kilometre +1.7%
1983 62.61 kg per square kilometre +0.4%
1984 62.27 kg per square kilometre -0.5%
1985 62.59 kg per square kilometre +0.5%
1986 63.46 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
1987 64.91 kg per square kilometre +2.3%
1988 66.67 kg per square kilometre +2.7%
1989 69.1 kg per square kilometre +3.6%
1990 70.17 kg per square kilometre +1.5%
1991 69.57 kg per square kilometre -0.9%
1992 56.75 kg per square kilometre -18.4%
1993 55.02 kg per square kilometre -3.1%
1994 55.63 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
1995 55.53 kg per square kilometre -0.2%
1996 56.18 kg per square kilometre +1.2%
1997 55.3 kg per square kilometre -1.6%
1998 56.08 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
1999 56.88 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
2000 57.51 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
2001 57.04 kg per square kilometre -0.8%
2002 57.02 kg per square kilometre -0.0%
2003 57.53 kg per square kilometre +0.9%
2004 59.01 kg per square kilometre +2.6%
2005 60.57 kg per square kilometre +2.6%
2006 60.41 kg per square kilometre -0.3%
2007 61.55 kg per square kilometre +1.9%
2008 61.6 kg per square kilometre +0.1%
2009 61.72 kg per square kilometre +0.2%
2010 61.64 kg per square kilometre -0.1%
2011 62.7 kg per square kilometre +1.7%
2012 62.57 kg per square kilometre -0.2%
2013 64.14 kg per square kilometre +2.5%
2014 64.62 kg per square kilometre +0.7%
2015 65.84 kg per square kilometre +1.9%
2016 66.94 kg per square kilometre +1.7%
2017 67.83 kg per square kilometre +1.3%
2018 68.41 kg per square kilometre +0.9%
2019 70.32 kg per square kilometre +2.8%
2020 71.64 kg per square kilometre +1.9%
2021 72.62 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
2022 73.83 kg per square kilometre +1.7%
2023 74.19 kg per square kilometre +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 54.58 kg per square kilometre 52.14 kg per square kilometre 57.04 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 56.5 kg per square kilometre 54.36 kg per square kilometre 58.95 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 63.59 kg per square kilometre 60.49 kg per square kilometre 69.1 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 58.71 kg per square kilometre 55.02 kg per square kilometre 70.17 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 59.4 kg per square kilometre 57.02 kg per square kilometre 61.72 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 65.5 kg per square kilometre 61.64 kg per square kilometre 70.32 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 73.07 kg per square kilometre 71.64 kg per square kilometre 74.19 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Bangladesh 973.97 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Burundi 751.47 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Palestine 649.8 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Nigeria 637.33 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 5 Togo 615.23 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in World?
Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in World was 74.19 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 74.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 52.14 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
How does World rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
167 places, 9,526 data points, 1961–2023
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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.