Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Canada
Canada: Sheep and Goats — Manure management was 770,732 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure management in Canada is 770,732 kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure management in Canada peaked at 902,208 kg in 2004 and was at its lowest, 351,623 kg, in 1969.
That places Canada 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 681,471 kg | — |
| 1962 | 645,143 kg | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 586,867 kg | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 549,990 kg | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 496,398 kg | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 440,962 kg | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 420,798 kg | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 383,207 kg | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 351,623 kg | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 479,179 kg | +36.3% |
| 1971 | 496,170 kg | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 535,151 kg | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 513,202 kg | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 481,946 kg | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 452,622 kg | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 419,016 kg | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 358,435 kg | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 356,800 kg | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 389,930 kg | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 443,939 kg | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 484,162 kg | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 521,620 kg | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 516,684 kg | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 503,628 kg | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 470,795 kg | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 449,736 kg | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 445,784 kg | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 477,648 kg | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 513,398 kg | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 544,673 kg | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 574,485 kg | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 591,972 kg | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 578,308 kg | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 584,451 kg | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 564,924 kg | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 588,106 kg | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 574,545 kg | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 605,311 kg | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 654,888 kg | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 722,696 kg | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 860,810 kg | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 901,673 kg | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 885,345 kg | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 902,208 kg | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 887,397 kg | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 812,630 kg | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 805,850 kg | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 773,106 kg | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 767,842 kg | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 778,280 kg | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 800,229 kg | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 803,173 kg | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 811,827 kg | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 783,098 kg | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 750,625 kg | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 742,422 kg | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 741,356 kg | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 755,189 kg | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 753,853 kg | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 738,616 kg | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 741,194 kg | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 748,781 kg | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 770,732 kg | +2.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 770,732 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,000 kg, 8.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +36.3% | 351,623 kg | 479,179 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 506,273 kg | 351,623 kg | 681,471 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 448,245 kg | 356,800 kg | 535,151 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 482,739 kg | 443,939 kg | 521,620 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 586,166 kg | 544,673 kg | 654,888 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 831,956 kg | 722,696 kg | 902,208 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 772,005 kg | 741,356 kg | 811,827 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 749,831 kg | 738,616 kg | 770,732 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure management in Canada?
- Sheep and goats — manure management in Canada was 770,732 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure management recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 902,208 kg in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure management recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 351,623 kg in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for sheep and goats — manure management?
- Canada ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure management rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, 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).