Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Canada
Canada: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.1383 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.1383 kg per person for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.2711 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1059 kg per person, in 1978.
That places Canada 137th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2711 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2517 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2244 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.206 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1825 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1587 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1486 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1328 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.12 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.162 kg per person | +35.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1627 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1736 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1644 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1519 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1405 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1279 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1077 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1059 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1151 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1295 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1397 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1489 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1459 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1406 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.13 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1227 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.12 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1271 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1344 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1406 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1466 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1494 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1443 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1442 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1378 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1421 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1374 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1436 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1543 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1691 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1999 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2073 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2017 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2037 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1984 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1795 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1763 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1672 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1641 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1646 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1677 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1665 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1665 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1589 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1511 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1477 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1457 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1464 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.144 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1395 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1392 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1381 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1383 kg per person | +0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1383 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7181 kg per person, 19% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.12 kg per person | 0.162 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1884 kg per person | 0.12 kg per person | 0.2711 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1412 kg per person | 0.1059 kg per person | 0.1736 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1339 kg per person | 0.12 kg per person | 0.1489 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.144 kg per person | 0.1374 kg per person | 0.1543 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1867 kg per person | 0.1641 kg per person | 0.2073 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1559 kg per person | 0.144 kg per person | 0.1677 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1388 kg per person | 0.1381 kg per person | 0.1395 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Canada?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Canada was 0.1383 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2711 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1059 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Canada ranks 137th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.