Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 0.6304 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Canada is 0.6304 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.7255 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2814 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
Canada ranks 157th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5524 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5225 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4746 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4441 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4006 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3549 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3384 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3072 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2814 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3853 kg per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3985 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4303 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4123 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3863 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3628 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3345 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2849 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2832 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3107 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.354 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3867 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4171 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4127 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4016 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3747 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3572 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3539 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3798 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.409 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4342 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4585 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4728 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4616 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4665 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4505 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4692 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4582 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4831 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5232 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5787 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6917 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7251 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7117 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7255 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7134 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6523 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6467 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6199 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6156 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6242 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6421 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6445 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6516 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6281 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6016 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5948 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.594 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6053 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6042 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5917 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6058 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6121 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6304 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.6304 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.74 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +36.9% | 0.2814 kg per square kilometre | 0.3853 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4085 kg per square kilometre | 0.2814 kg per square kilometre | 0.5524 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3589 kg per square kilometre | 0.2832 kg per square kilometre | 0.4303 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3847 kg per square kilometre | 0.3539 kg per square kilometre | 0.4171 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4678 kg per square kilometre | 0.4342 kg per square kilometre | 0.5232 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6681 kg per square kilometre | 0.5787 kg per square kilometre | 0.7255 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.619 kg per square kilometre | 0.594 kg per square kilometre | 0.6516 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.61 kg per square kilometre | 0.5917 kg per square kilometre | 0.6304 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 154 Japan 0.7051 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Nicaragua 0.6889 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Costa Rica 0.6756 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Suriname 0.4678 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea 0.1918 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Canada?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Canada was 0.6304 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7255 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2814 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 157th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.