Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Latvia
Latvia: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 240,715 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 240,715 kg for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Latvia peaked at 501,951 kg in 1992 and was at its lowest, 98,665 kg, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 145th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 501,951 kg | — |
| 1993 | 453,320 kg | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 320,232 kg | -29.4% |
| 1995 | 251,507 kg | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 219,771 kg | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 174,320 kg | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 137,297 kg | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 113,237 kg | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 98,665 kg | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 110,797 kg | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 115,644 kg | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 128,060 kg | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 154,437 kg | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 151,830 kg | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 160,375 kg | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 157,517 kg | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 186,017 kg | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 220,232 kg | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 230,693 kg | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 247,701 kg | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 254,948 kg | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 264,814 kg | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 265,538 kg | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 284,732 kg | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 311,577 kg | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 324,621 kg | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 323,178 kg | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 301,721 kg | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 280,233 kg | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 275,899 kg | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 268,959 kg | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 240,715 kg | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 271,454 kg | 113,237 kg | 501,951 kg | 8 |
| 2000s | 148,357 kg | 98,665 kg | 220,232 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 280,952 kg | 230,693 kg | 324,621 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 266,452 kg | 240,715 kg | 280,233 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 142 Belarus 342,562 kg compare
- 143 Finland 339,713 kg compare
- 144 China, Taiwan Province of 307,209 kg compare
- 146 Costa Rica 237,374 kg compare
- 147 Bahrain 215,731 kg compare
- 148 Faroe Islands 205,890 kg compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 7,331 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 35.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 5,890 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 24.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0348 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Latvia?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Latvia was 240,715 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 501,951 kg in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,665 kg in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Latvia ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).