Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 18.92 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Faroe Islands is 18.92 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 25.96 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.15 kg per person, in 1989.
Faroe Islands ranks 8th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.96 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 25.92 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 24.34 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 24.91 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 24.95 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 25.05 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 24.31 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 24.02 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 23.38 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 23.67 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 22.1 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 22.87 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 22.57 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 22.24 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 21.68 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 22.63 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 22.48 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 22.15 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 20.94 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 20.36 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 19.62 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 19.07 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 18.98 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 18.86 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 18.63 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 18.36 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 18.54 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 18.38 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 18.15 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 18.37 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 18.59 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 18.74 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 19.18 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 19.95 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 20.44 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 20.46 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 20.2 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 19.96 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 19.75 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 19.48 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 19.12 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 18.83 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 18.56 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 18.43 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 18.43 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 18.42 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 18.4 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.34 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.25 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.3 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.61 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 18.98 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 18.99 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.46 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 19.48 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.55 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.52 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.46 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.41 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 19.33 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 18.85 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 18.87 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 18.92 kg per person | +0.3% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 18.92 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7181 kg per person, 26.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 18.92 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.34 kg per person, 8.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.76 kg per person | 23.38 kg per person | 25.96 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.33 kg per person | 20.94 kg per person | 23.67 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.89 kg per person | 18.15 kg per person | 20.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.56 kg per person | 18.37 kg per person | 20.46 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.63 kg per person | 18.25 kg per person | 19.48 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.18 kg per person | 18.3 kg per person | 19.55 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.99 kg per person | 18.85 kg per person | 19.33 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 5 Mauritania 26.83 kg per person compare
- 6 Uruguay 20.92 kg per person compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 19.03 kg per person compare
- 9 South Sudan 14.95 kg per person compare
- 10 Libya 12.2 kg per person compare
- 11 Iceland 12.05 kg per person compare
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 5 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.32 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 71.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.09 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.75 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Faroe Islands was 18.92 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 25.96 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.15 kg per person in 1989.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 8th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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)
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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.