Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Canada
Canada: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0056 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0056 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.011 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 kg per person, in 1978.
That places Canada 83rd 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.011 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0102 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0091 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0083 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0074 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0064 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.006 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0054 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0065 kg per person | +35.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.007 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0066 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0061 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0043 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0052 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0056 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.006 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0057 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.005 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0054 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.006 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0057 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0084 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.008 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0064 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.006 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0059 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0058 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 kg per person | +0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0056 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0095 kg per person, 59% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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% | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.0065 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0076 kg per person | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.011 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0057 kg per person | 0.0043 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.006 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0055 kg per person | 0.0062 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.0066 kg per person | 0.0084 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0068 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.0056 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Canada?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Canada was 0.0056 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.011 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Canada ranks 83rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.