Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.4332 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.4332 kg per square kilometre for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Jamaica peaked at 3.31 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2186 kg per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Jamaica 150th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … left square kilometre leaches in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1968 | 2.48 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1970 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9937 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9274 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9606 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9606 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9606 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7287 kg per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6956 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6293 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5962 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5962 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4968 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4306 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3312 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3312 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4306 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4968 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4968 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4637 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4637 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4223 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4256 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3644 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4803 kg per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4902 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3776 kg per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2186 kg per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4803 kg per square kilometre | +119.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6293 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 0.53 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4266 kg per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4402 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4435 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4429 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4425 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4419 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4402 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4382 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4362 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4346 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4342 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4339 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4332 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.4332 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.09 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.4332 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.13 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +119.7% | 0.2186 kg per square kilometre | 0.4803 kg per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -42.1% | 0.3776 kg per square kilometre | 0.2186 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9241 kg per square kilometre | 0.6293 kg per square kilometre | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.467 kg per square kilometre | 0.3312 kg per square kilometre | 0.5962 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4352 kg per square kilometre | 0.2186 kg per square kilometre | 0.6293 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4482 kg per square kilometre | 0.4266 kg per square kilometre | 0.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.434 kg per square kilometre | 0.4332 kg per square kilometre | 0.4346 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 147 Sri Lanka 0.6199 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Honduras 0.5433 kg per square kilometre compare
- 149 French Polynesia 0.4432 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 New Caledonia 0.383 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Philippines 0.2996 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Thailand 0.224 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Jamaica?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Jamaica was 0.4332 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2186 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Jamaica rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Jamaica ranks 150th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.