Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada
Canada: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0186 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0186 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0365 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 kg per person, in 1978.
Canada ranks 83rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0365 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0339 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0302 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0277 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0246 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0214 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.02 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0179 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0162 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0218 kg per person | +35.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0219 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0234 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0221 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0205 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0189 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0172 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0145 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0143 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0155 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0174 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0188 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0201 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0196 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0189 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0175 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0165 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0162 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0171 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0181 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0189 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0197 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0201 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0194 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0194 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0186 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0191 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0185 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0193 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0208 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0228 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0269 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0279 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0272 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0274 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0242 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0237 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0225 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0221 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0222 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0226 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0224 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0224 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0214 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0203 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0199 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0196 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0197 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0194 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0188 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0187 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0186 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0186 kg per person | +0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0186 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0317 kg per person, 59% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | +35.0% | 0.0162 kg per person | 0.0218 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0254 kg per person | 0.0162 kg per person | 0.0365 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.019 kg per person | 0.0143 kg per person | 0.0234 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.018 kg per person | 0.0162 kg per person | 0.0201 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0194 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.0208 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0251 kg per person | 0.0221 kg per person | 0.0279 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.021 kg per person | 0.0194 kg per person | 0.0226 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0187 kg per person | 0.0186 kg per person | 0.0188 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada was 0.0186 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0365 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Canada ranks 83rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.