Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0025 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0025 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0042 kg per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kg per person, in 1972.
Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 kg per person | -53.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 kg per person | -22.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 kg per person | -29.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 kg per person | +45.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 kg per person | +34.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 kg per person | -30.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 kg per person | +37.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kg per person | -74.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 kg per person | +334.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 kg per person | +46.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 kg per person | +72.9% |
| 1978 | 0.002 kg per person | +65.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 kg per person | +113.4% |
| 1986 | 0.003 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 0.003 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.003 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.003 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.003 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 kg per person | +41.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.004 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.004 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.003 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.003 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 kg per person | -2.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0025 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3891 kg per person, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0025 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0269 kg per person, 9% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +334.3% | 0.0001 kg per person | 0.0006 kg per person |
| 1985 | +113.4% | 0.0016 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person |
| 1977 | +72.9% | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0012 kg per person |
| 1972 | -74.2% | 0.0005 kg per person | 0.0001 kg per person |
| 1978 | +65.1% | 0.0012 kg per person | 0.002 kg per person |
| 1962 | -53.2% | 0.0013 kg per person | 0.0006 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 kg per person | 0.0003 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 kg per person | 0.0001 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 kg per person | 0.003 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0033 kg per person | 0.0041 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0032 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0027 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 150 French Polynesia 0.0055 kg per person compare
- 151 Nicaragua 0.0036 kg per person compare
- 152 El Salvador 0.0032 kg per person compare
- 154 Costa Rica 0.002 kg per person compare
- 155 Sri Lanka 0.0017 kg per person compare
- 156 Jamaica 0.0017 kg per person compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0025 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 kg per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kg per person in 1972.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.