Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep — Losses from manure treated was 35.42 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — losses from manure treated in Mauritius stood at 35.42 kg.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — losses from manure treated in Mauritius peaked at 121.07 kg in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.88 kg, in 2008.
That places Mauritius 85th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 116.58 kg | — |
| 1962 | 107.62 kg | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 116.58 kg | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 112.1 kg | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 107.62 kg | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 44.84 kg | -58.3% |
| 1967 | 44.84 kg | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 44.84 kg | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 44.84 kg | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 37.67 kg | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 62.78 kg | +66.7% |
| 1972 | 76.23 kg | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 86.09 kg | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 85.2 kg | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 84.3 kg | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 83.4 kg | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 82.51 kg | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 81.61 kg | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 80.71 kg | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 107.62 kg | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 80.71 kg | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 71.74 kg | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 67.26 kg | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 62.78 kg | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 62.78 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 62.78 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 62.78 kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.78 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 58.29 kg | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 62.78 kg | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 71.74 kg | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 100.44 kg | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 109.41 kg | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 109.41 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 109.41 kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 112.1 kg | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 91.47 kg | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 116.58 kg | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 121.07 kg | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 87.89 kg | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 103.13 kg | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 103.13 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.65 kg | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 84.38 kg | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 58.01 kg | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 30.6 kg | -47.3% |
| 2007 | 14.35 kg | -53.1% |
| 2008 | 13.88 kg | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 18.14 kg | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 18.13 kg | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.32 kg | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 19.83 kg | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 22.51 kg | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 24.41 kg | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 24.68 kg | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.51 kg | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 26.31 kg | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 34.13 kg | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 41.45 kg | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 41.49 kg | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 45.15 kg | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 39.16 kg | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 35.42 kg | -9.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 35.42 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,160 kg, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +66.7% | 37.67 kg | 62.78 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.21 kg | 44.84 kg | 116.58 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.05 kg | 37.67 kg | 86.09 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.95 kg | 58.29 kg | 107.62 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.44 kg | 62.78 kg | 121.07 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.22 kg | 13.88 kg | 103.13 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.43 kg | 17.32 kg | 41.45 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3 kg | 35.42 kg | 45.15 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 82 Comoros 230.99 kg compare
- 83 Luxembourg 203.14 kg compare
- 84 Eswatini 149.45 kg compare
- 86 Sao Tome and Principe 30.58 kg compare
- 87 Réunion 9.18 kg compare
- 88 Afghanistan 0 kg
- 88 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kg
- 88 Argentina 0 kg
- 88 Armenia 0 kg
- 88 Australia 0 kg
- 88 Azerbaijan 0 kg
- 88 Bahamas 0 kg
- 88 Bahrain 0 kg
- 88 Bangladesh 0 kg
- 88 Barbados 0 kg
- 88 Belarus 0 kg
- 88 Belize 0 kg
- 88 Bhutan 0 kg
- 88 Brazil 0 kg
- 88 Brunei Darussalam 0 kg
- 88 Bulgaria 0 kg
- 88 Chile 0 kg
- 88 China 0 kg
- 88 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 kg
- 88 China, mainland 0 kg
- 88 China, Taiwan Province of 0 kg
- 88 Colombia 0 kg
- 88 Costa Rica 0 kg
- 88 Cuba 0 kg
- 88 Cyprus 0 kg
- 88 Czechia 0 kg
- 88 Czechoslovakia 0 kg
- 88 Dominica 0 kg
- 88 Dominican Republic 0 kg
- 88 Ecuador 0 kg
- 88 El Salvador 0 kg
- 88 Fiji 0 kg
- 88 French Guiana 0 kg
- 88 French Polynesia 0 kg
- 88 Georgia 0 kg
- 88 Grenada 0 kg
- 88 Guadeloupe 0 kg
- 88 Guatemala 0 kg
- 88 Guyana 0 kg
- 88 Haiti 0 kg
- 88 Honduras 0 kg
- 88 Hungary 0 kg
- 88 India 0 kg
- 88 Indonesia 0 kg
- 88 Iraq 0 kg
- 88 Israel 0 kg
- 88 Jamaica 0 kg
- 88 Japan 0 kg
- 88 Jordan 0 kg
- 88 Kazakhstan 0 kg
- 88 Kuwait 0 kg
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 0 kg
- 88 Lebanon 0 kg
- 88 Malaysia 0 kg
- 88 Martinique 0 kg
- 88 Mexico 0 kg
- 88 Mongolia 0 kg
- 88 Myanmar 0 kg
- 88 Nepal 0 kg
- 88 New Caledonia 0 kg
- 88 New Zealand 0 kg
- 88 Nicaragua 0 kg
- 88 Oman 0 kg
- 88 Pakistan 0 kg
- 88 Palestine 0 kg
- 88 Papua New Guinea 0 kg
- 88 Paraguay 0 kg
- 88 Peru 0 kg
- 88 Philippines 0 kg
- 88 Poland 0 kg
- 88 Puerto Rico 0 kg
- 88 Qatar 0 kg
- 88 Republic of Korea 0 kg
- 88 Romania 0 kg
- 88 Russian Federation 0 kg
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kg
- 88 Saint Lucia 0 kg
- 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kg
- 88 Saudi Arabia 0 kg
- 88 Slovakia 0 kg
- 88 Sri Lanka 0 kg
- 88 Suriname 0 kg
- 88 Tajikistan 0 kg
- 88 Thailand 0 kg
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kg
- 88 Turkmenistan 0 kg
- 88 Ukraine 0 kg
- 88 United Arab Emirates 0 kg
- 88 Uruguay 0 kg
- 88 USSR 0 kg
- 88 Uzbekistan 0 kg
- 88 Yemen 0 kg
- 88 Australia and New Zealand 0 kg
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % 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 — losses from manure treated in Mauritius?
- Sheep — losses from manure treated in Mauritius was 35.42 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 121.07 kg in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.88 kg in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep — losses from manure treated?
- Mauritius ranks 85th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Losses from 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).