Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Congo
Congo: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 1.3 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Congo, 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 Congo is 1.3 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Congo peaked at 1.3 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.364 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Congo 141st 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.416 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4056 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3952 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3848 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3744 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.364 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.364 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3744 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3848 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3952 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4056 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.416 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4264 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.443 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4873 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.572 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5928 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6864 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6552 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6308 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8622 kg per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8802 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8971 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.924 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9517 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9802 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9983 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9983 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1.3 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.8 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1.3 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.46 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.6308 kg per square kilometre | 0.8622 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3848 kg per square kilometre | 0.364 kg per square kilometre | 0.416 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.508 kg per square kilometre | 0.3952 kg per square kilometre | 0.6864 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9243 kg per square kilometre | 0.6308 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 0.9983 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Congo?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Congo was 1.3 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.364 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Congo ranks 141st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 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.