How does World rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?

World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.

Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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.

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in World

Name: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in World
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

World: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0515 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0515 kg per person

Change on year

down 2.1%

Rank

1st

of 2 groups

All-time high

0.1296 kg per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.05 kg per person

in 2014

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in World, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in World stood at 0.0515 kg per person.

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 that leaches (n content), per capita in World peaked at 0.1296 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.05 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in World, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.1296 kg per person	—
1962	0.129 kg per person	-0.5%
1963	0.1272 kg per person	-1.4%
1964	0.1238 kg per person	-2.6%
1965	0.1196 kg per person	-3.4%
1966	0.1199 kg per person	+0.2%
1967	0.1197 kg per person	-0.1%
1968	0.1194 kg per person	-0.3%
1969	0.1165 kg per person	-2.4%
1970	0.1094 kg per person	-6.1%
1971	0.1103 kg per person	+0.8%
1972	0.1075 kg per person	-2.6%
1973	0.106 kg per person	-1.4%
1974	0.1065 kg per person	+0.4%
1975	0.1062 kg per person	-0.3%
1976	0.1038 kg per person	-2.2%
1977	0.1007 kg per person	-3.0%
1978	0.1009 kg per person	+0.1%
1979	0.1008 kg per person	-0.0%
1980	0.1004 kg per person	-0.5%
1981	0.0991 kg per person	-1.3%
1982	0.0994 kg per person	+0.3%
1983	0.0976 kg per person	-1.9%
1984	0.0961 kg per person	-1.5%
1985	0.0935 kg per person	-2.7%
1986	0.0919 kg per person	-1.7%
1987	0.0913 kg per person	-0.6%
1988	0.0908 kg per person	-0.6%
1989	0.091 kg per person	+0.3%
1990	0.0892 kg per person	-2.0%
1991	0.0862 kg per person	-3.3%
1992	0.0742 kg per person	-13.9%
1993	0.0709 kg per person	-4.5%
1994	0.0676 kg per person	-4.7%
1995	0.0635 kg per person	-6.1%
1996	0.0603 kg per person	-4.9%
1997	0.0562 kg per person	-6.8%
1998	0.0552 kg per person	-1.8%
1999	0.0545 kg per person	-1.3%
2000	0.0537 kg per person	-1.5%
2001	0.0518 kg per person	-3.6%
2002	0.0506 kg per person	-2.3%
2003	0.0509 kg per person	+0.5%
2004	0.0518 kg per person	+1.7%
2005	0.0529 kg per person	+2.1%
2006	0.0529 kg per person	+0.0%
2007	0.0525 kg per person	-0.6%
2008	0.052 kg per person	-1.1%
2009	0.0514 kg per person	-1.0%
2010	0.0507 kg per person	-1.4%
2011	0.0502 kg per person	-1.0%
2012	0.0501 kg per person	-0.3%
2013	0.0511 kg per person	+2.0%
2014	0.05 kg per person	-2.1%
2015	0.0519 kg per person	+3.8%
2016	0.052 kg per person	+0.3%
2017	0.0517 kg per person	-0.7%
2018	0.0509 kg per person	-1.4%
2019	0.0508 kg per person	-0.2%
2020	0.0512 kg per person	+0.7%
2021	0.0522 kg per person	+2.1%
2022	0.0526 kg per person	+0.6%
2023	0.0515 kg per person	-2.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1227 kg per person	0.1165 kg per person	0.1296 kg per person	9
1970s	0.1052 kg per person	0.1007 kg per person	0.1103 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0951 kg per person	0.0908 kg per person	0.1004 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0678 kg per person	0.0545 kg per person	0.0892 kg per person	10
2000s	0.052 kg per person	0.0506 kg per person	0.0537 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0509 kg per person	0.05 kg per person	0.052 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0519 kg per person	0.0512 kg per person	0.0526 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near World

1 Mongolia 5.15 kg per person compare
2 Turkmenistan 1.17 kg per person compare
3 Faroe Islands 0.8385 kg per person compare
4 Romania 0.6973 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 161 places →

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Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
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Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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)
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All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in World?: Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in World was 0.0515 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 World?: The highest recorded value was 0.1296 kg per person in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 0.05 kg per person in 2014.
How does World rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 October 2026

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.