Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Canada
Canada: Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.0255 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Canada is 0.0255 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Canada peaked at 0.0293 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0114 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
Canada ranks 103rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0223 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0211 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0192 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0179 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0162 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0137 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0124 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0114 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0156 kg per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0161 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0174 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0167 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0156 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0147 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0135 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0115 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0114 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0126 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0156 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0169 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0167 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0162 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0144 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0153 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0165 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0175 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0185 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0191 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0186 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0188 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0182 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.019 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0185 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0195 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0211 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0234 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0279 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0293 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0288 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0293 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0288 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0264 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0261 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.025 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0249 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0252 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0259 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.026 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0263 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0254 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0243 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.024 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.024 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0245 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0244 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0245 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0247 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0255 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0255 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7299 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches 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 | +36.9% | 0.0114 kg per square kilometre | 0.0156 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0165 kg per square kilometre | 0.0114 kg per square kilometre | 0.0223 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0145 kg per square kilometre | 0.0114 kg per square kilometre | 0.0174 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0155 kg per square kilometre | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | 0.0169 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0189 kg per square kilometre | 0.0175 kg per square kilometre | 0.0211 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.027 kg per square kilometre | 0.0234 kg per square kilometre | 0.0293 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.025 kg per square kilometre | 0.024 kg per square kilometre | 0.0263 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0246 kg per square kilometre | 0.0239 kg per square kilometre | 0.0255 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 100 Thailand 0.0459 kg per square kilometre compare
- 101 Japan 0.0433 kg per square kilometre compare
- 102 Botswana 0.0292 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Congo 0.0252 kg per square kilometre compare
- 105 Zambia 0.0226 kg per square kilometre compare
- 106 Mozambique 0.0202 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Canada?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Canada was 0.0255 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0293 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0114 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Canada ranks 103rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.