Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in World
World: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.1715 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.1715 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in World peaked at 0.432 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1666 kg per person, in 2014.
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 World, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.432 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4299 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4238 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4126 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3986 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3996 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3991 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3979 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3884 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3647 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3677 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3583 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3535 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.355 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3538 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.346 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3358 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3362 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3362 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3346 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3303 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3314 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3252 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3202 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3116 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3062 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3043 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3026 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3033 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2972 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2875 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2475 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2363 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2252 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2116 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2012 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1875 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1842 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1818 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1791 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1727 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1687 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1696 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1725 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1762 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1762 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1751 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1732 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1714 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1691 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1674 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1669 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1702 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1666 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1729 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1735 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1722 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1697 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1694 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1706 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1741 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1752 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1715 kg per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4091 kg per person | 0.3884 kg per person | 0.432 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3507 kg per person | 0.3358 kg per person | 0.3677 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.317 kg per person | 0.3026 kg per person | 0.3346 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.226 kg per person | 0.1818 kg per person | 0.2972 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1735 kg per person | 0.1687 kg per person | 0.1791 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1698 kg per person | 0.1666 kg per person | 0.1735 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1729 kg per person | 0.1706 kg per person | 0.1752 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Mongolia 17.17 kg per person compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 3.9 kg per person compare
- 3 Faroe Islands 2.8 kg per person compare
- 4 Romania 2.32 kg per person compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in World?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in World was 0.1715 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.432 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1666 kg per person in 2014.
- How does World rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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)
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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.