Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 4.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Congo, 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 Congo is 4.32 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 4.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.21 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Congo ranks 141st 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 2.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.64 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 4.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 179.34 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Congo's 4.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 164.87 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +36.7% | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | 2.87 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 kg per square kilometre | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Congo?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Congo was 4.32 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 141st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.