Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.1366 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.1366 kg per square kilometre for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritius peaked at 0.4592 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0527 kg per square kilometre, in 2008.
Mauritius ranks 90th of 159 countries on this measure, 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 … applied square kilometre leaches in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4422 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4082 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4422 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4252 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4082 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1701 kg per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1701 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1701 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1701 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1429 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2381 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2891 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3266 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3232 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3198 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3164 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.313 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3096 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3062 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4082 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3062 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2721 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2551 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2381 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2381 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2381 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2381 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2381 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2211 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2381 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2721 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.381 kg per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 0.415 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.415 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.415 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4252 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.347 kg per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4422 kg per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4592 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3334 kg per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3912 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3912 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3742 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3201 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2201 kg per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1161 kg per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0544 kg per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0527 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0688 kg per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0688 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0668 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0765 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0868 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0941 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0952 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0984 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1015 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1316 kg per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1598 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1741 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.151 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1366 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.1366 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9617 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.1429 kg per square kilometre | 0.2381 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3118 kg per square kilometre | 0.1701 kg per square kilometre | 0.4422 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2885 kg per square kilometre | 0.1429 kg per square kilometre | 0.3266 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2653 kg per square kilometre | 0.2211 kg per square kilometre | 0.4082 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.381 kg per square kilometre | 0.2381 kg per square kilometre | 0.4592 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2322 kg per square kilometre | 0.0527 kg per square kilometre | 0.3912 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0979 kg per square kilometre | 0.0668 kg per square kilometre | 0.1598 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1554 kg per square kilometre | 0.1366 kg per square kilometre | 0.1741 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 87 Namibia 0.19 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Bhutan 0.1505 kg per square kilometre compare
- 89 Egypt 0.1382 kg per square kilometre compare
- 91 Sri Lanka 0.127 kg per square kilometre compare
- 92 Madagascar 0.1137 kg per square kilometre compare
- 93 Equatorial Guinea 0.1026 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritius?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritius was 0.1366 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4592 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0527 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Mauritius ranks 90th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 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.