Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 0.4553 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritius is 0.4553 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 1.53 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1755 kg per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Mauritius 90th out of 159 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5669 kg per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5669 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5669 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5669 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4762 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7937 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9638 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9071 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8504 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7937 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7937 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7937 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7937 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7937 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.737 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7937 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9071 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7335 kg per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3869 kg per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1814 kg per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1755 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2294 kg per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2293 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2226 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2548 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2893 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3137 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3172 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3279 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3382 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4387 kg per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5327 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5332 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5802 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5034 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4553 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.4553 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.21 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre 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% | 0.4762 kg per square kilometre | 0.7937 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 0.5669 kg per square kilometre | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9615 kg per square kilometre | 0.4762 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8844 kg per square kilometre | 0.737 kg per square kilometre | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 0.7937 kg per square kilometre | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.774 kg per square kilometre | 0.1755 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3264 kg per square kilometre | 0.2226 kg per square kilometre | 0.5327 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.518 kg per square kilometre | 0.4553 kg per square kilometre | 0.5802 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 87 Namibia 0.6332 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Bhutan 0.5016 kg per square kilometre compare
- 89 Egypt 0.4605 kg per square kilometre compare
- 91 Sri Lanka 0.4232 kg per square kilometre compare
- 92 Madagascar 0.3789 kg per square kilometre compare
- 93 Equatorial Guinea 0.3421 kg per square kilometre compare
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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.4553 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1755 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 90th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.