Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.0576 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0576 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0581 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 kg per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Papua New Guinea 159th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.002 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 kg per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 1967 | 0.003 kg per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1968 | 0.003 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0029 kg per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 kg per square kilometre | -73.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 kg per square kilometre | +344.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 kg per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | +76.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0131 kg per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0153 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.015 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0124 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.027 kg per square kilometre | +118.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0238 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0237 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0245 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0252 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0291 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0306 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0321 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0321 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0314 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0459 kg per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0474 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0474 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0536 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0536 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0536 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0536 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0536 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0536 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0536 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0536 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0536 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0551 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0558 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0558 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0557 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0558 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0556 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0553 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0557 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0578 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0578 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0581 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0576 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0576 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.8 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0576 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.87 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches 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 | +344.6% | 0.0008 kg per square kilometre | 0.0034 kg per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +118.0% | 0.0124 kg per square kilometre | 0.027 kg per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +76.7% | 0.0044 kg per square kilometre | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -73.6% | 0.0029 kg per square kilometre | 0.0008 kg per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +68.7% | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | 0.0131 kg per square kilometre |
| 1962 | -52.1% | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | 0.0015 kg per square kilometre | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | 0.0008 kg per square kilometre | 0.0153 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0193 kg per square kilometre | 0.0118 kg per square kilometre | 0.027 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0351 kg per square kilometre | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre | 0.0474 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0525 kg per square kilometre | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | 0.0536 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0554 kg per square kilometre | 0.0536 kg per square kilometre | 0.0558 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0578 kg per square kilometre | 0.0576 kg per square kilometre | 0.0581 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 square in Papua New Guinea?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Papua New Guinea was 0.0576 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0581 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kg per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 159th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 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.