Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Lebanon
Lebanon: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 152.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Lebanon stood at 152.26 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Lebanon peaked at 159.84 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.07 kg per square kilometre, in 1977.
Lebanon ranks 16th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.11 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 70.13 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 70.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 77.88 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 76.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 74.75 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 69.38 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 69.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 74.66 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 85.42 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 84.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 83.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 79.41 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 84.86 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 70.13 kg per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 52.6 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 35.07 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 59.61 kg per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 1979 | 57.86 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 50.87 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 50.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 50.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 49.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 56.11 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 64.87 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 70.13 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 72.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 71.45 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 73.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 75.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 83.29 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 84.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 84.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 85.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 87.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 109.6 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 112.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 122.73 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 132.57 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 124.13 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 115.22 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 104.44 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 106.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 107.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 118.28 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 129.88 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 113.75 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 115.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 130.48 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 93.05 kg per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 157.8 kg per square kilometre | +69.6% |
| 2012 | 157.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 157.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 157.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 151.24 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 150.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 151.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 154.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 159.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 151.38 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 151.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 154.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 152.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 152.26 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.8 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 152.26 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104.24 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +70.0% | 35.07 kg per square kilometre | 59.61 kg per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +69.6% | 93.05 kg per square kilometre | 157.8 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.11 kg per square kilometre | 56.11 kg per square kilometre | 77.88 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.34 kg per square kilometre | 35.07 kg per square kilometre | 85.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.03 kg per square kilometre | 49.09 kg per square kilometre | 73.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.8 kg per square kilometre | 75.39 kg per square kilometre | 132.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.51 kg per square kilometre | 104.44 kg per square kilometre | 130.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 149.22 kg per square kilometre | 93.05 kg per square kilometre | 159.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.26 kg per square kilometre | 151.24 kg per square kilometre | 154.15 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 13 Lesotho 171.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Morocco 164.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 15 Romania 156.19 kg per square kilometre compare
- 17 Senegal 151.19 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 148.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 19 Kuwait 147.87 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 0.7198 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Lebanon?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Lebanon was 152.26 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 159.84 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.07 kg per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Lebanon rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Lebanon ranks 16th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.