Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Canada
Canada: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.1891 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Canada is 0.1891 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Canada peaked at 0.2177 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0844 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
That places Canada 157th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1657 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1568 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1424 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1332 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1202 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1065 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1015 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0922 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0844 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1156 kg per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1195 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1291 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1237 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1159 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1088 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1003 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0855 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0849 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0932 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1062 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.116 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1251 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1238 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1205 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1124 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1072 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1062 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.114 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1227 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1303 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1376 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1418 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1385 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1351 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1408 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1374 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1449 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.157 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1736 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2075 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2175 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2135 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2177 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.214 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1957 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.194 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.186 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1847 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1873 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1926 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1934 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1955 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1884 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1805 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1785 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1782 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1816 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1813 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1775 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1817 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1836 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1891 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1891 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.62 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.0844 kg per square kilometre | 0.1156 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1225 kg per square kilometre | 0.0844 kg per square kilometre | 0.1657 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1077 kg per square kilometre | 0.0849 kg per square kilometre | 0.1291 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1154 kg per square kilometre | 0.1062 kg per square kilometre | 0.1251 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1403 kg per square kilometre | 0.1303 kg per square kilometre | 0.157 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2004 kg per square kilometre | 0.1736 kg per square kilometre | 0.2177 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1857 kg per square kilometre | 0.1782 kg per square kilometre | 0.1955 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.183 kg per square kilometre | 0.1775 kg per square kilometre | 0.1891 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 154 Japan 0.2115 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Nicaragua 0.2067 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Costa Rica 0.2027 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Suriname 0.1404 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea 0.0576 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Canada?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Canada was 0.1891 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2177 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0844 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Canada ranks 157th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.