Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches was 28.15 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 28.15 million kg for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 28.15 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.88 million kg, in 1986.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.86 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 16.08 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 16.46 million kg | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 17.03 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 17.38 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 18.14 million kg | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 18.28 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 18.94 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 18.99 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 19.11 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 19.10 million kg | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 13.94 million kg | -27.0% |
| 1973 | 16.09 million kg | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 17.26 million kg | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 18.93 million kg | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 19.50 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 19.24 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 18.60 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 18.31 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 18.36 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 18.69 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 18.82 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 17.61 million kg | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 16.31 million kg | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 15.64 million kg | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 13.88 million kg | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 14.99 million kg | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 16.52 million kg | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 16.69 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 16.67 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 16.71 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 16.53 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 15.99 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 16.64 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 16.53 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 17.62 million kg | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 18.71 million kg | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 19.77 million kg | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 20.94 million kg | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 19.48 million kg | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 19.05 million kg | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 16.79 million kg | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 17.48 million kg | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 18.59 million kg | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 19.51 million kg | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 18.95 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 18.61 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 20.44 million kg | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 21.80 million kg | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 22.70 million kg | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 23.83 million kg | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 24.22 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 24.40 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 25.11 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 25.30 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 25.96 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 26.65 million kg | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 26.25 million kg | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.93 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 27.45 million kg | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.56 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 27.75 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 28.15 million kg | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -27.0% | 19.10 million kg | 13.94 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.46 million kg | 15.86 million kg | 18.99 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.01 million kg | 13.94 million kg | 19.50 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.75 million kg | 13.88 million kg | 18.82 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.61 million kg | 15.99 million kg | 20.94 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.07 million kg | 16.79 million kg | 21.80 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.14 million kg | 22.70 million kg | 26.93 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.73 million kg | 27.45 million kg | 28.15 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 USSR 171.57 million kg compare
- 2 China 117.69 million kg compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 31.72 million kg compare
- 3 China, mainland 117.69 million kg compare
- 4 OECD 49.38 million kg compare
- 5 India 47.22 million kg compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 647,271 kg compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 538,008 kg compare
- 6 Russian Federation 24.63 million kg compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 28.15 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.15 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.88 million kg in 1986.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).