Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Canada
Canada: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0415 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Canada stood at 0.0415 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0813 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0318 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0813 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0755 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0673 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0618 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0548 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0476 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0446 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0398 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.036 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0486 kg per person | +35.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0488 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0521 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0493 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0456 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0422 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0384 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0323 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0318 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0345 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0388 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0419 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0447 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0438 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0422 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.039 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0368 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.036 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0381 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0403 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0422 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.044 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0448 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0433 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0433 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0414 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0426 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0412 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0431 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0463 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0507 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.06 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0622 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0605 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0611 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0595 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0539 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0529 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0502 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0492 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0494 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0503 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0499 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.05 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0477 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0453 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0443 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0437 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0439 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0432 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0418 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0418 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0414 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0415 kg per person | +0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0415 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2154 kg per person, 19% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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% | 0.036 kg per person | 0.0486 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0565 kg per person | 0.036 kg per person | 0.0813 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0423 kg per person | 0.0318 kg per person | 0.0521 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0402 kg per person | 0.036 kg per person | 0.0447 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0432 kg per person | 0.0412 kg per person | 0.0463 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.056 kg per person | 0.0492 kg per person | 0.0622 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0468 kg per person | 0.0432 kg per person | 0.0503 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0416 kg per person | 0.0414 kg per person | 0.0418 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Canada?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Canada was 0.0415 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0813 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0318 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Canada ranks 137th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.