Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 371.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Barbados stood at 371.1 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 1,418 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 157.12 kg per square kilometre, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 30th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,057 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 1,057 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,085 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1,085 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,112 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,168 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1,251 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1,279 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1,335 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1,349 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1,363 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1,418 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1,335 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1,251 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 1,168 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1,112 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1,112 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 194.66 kg per square kilometre | -82.1% |
| 1991 | 194.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 208.56 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 208.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 194.66 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 194.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 180.75 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 180.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 177.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 166.85 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 157.12 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 166.85 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 225.24 kg per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 273.91 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 296.15 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 300.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 305.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 305.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 319.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 319.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 333.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 347.6 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 361.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 367.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 364.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 361.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 359.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 357.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 355.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 354.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 370.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 370.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 372.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 371.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 371.1 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.74 kg per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 371.1 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.44 kg per square kilometre, 9.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -82.1% | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | 194.66 kg per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +35.0% | 166.85 kg per square kilometre | 225.24 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,098 kg per square kilometre | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | 1,168 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | 1,418 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,210 kg per square kilometre | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 190.21 kg per square kilometre | 166.85 kg per square kilometre | 208.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 267.09 kg per square kilometre | 157.12 kg per square kilometre | 319.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 356.21 kg per square kilometre | 333.69 kg per square kilometre | 367.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 371.1 kg per square kilometre | 370.07 kg per square kilometre | 372.74 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 27 Pakistan 416.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Uruguay 404.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Jordan 395.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Spain 356.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Grenada 351.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 347.45 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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 -0.3571 % 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 left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Barbados was 371.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,418 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 157.12 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 30th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. 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 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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.