Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Canada
Canada: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0277 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Canada is 0.0277 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Canada peaked at 0.0542 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0212 kg per person, in 1978.
That places Canada 137th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0542 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0503 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0449 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0412 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0365 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0317 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0297 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0266 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.024 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0324 kg per person | +35.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0325 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0347 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0329 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0304 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0281 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0256 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0215 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0212 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.023 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0259 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0279 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0298 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0292 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0281 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.026 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0245 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.024 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0254 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0269 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0281 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0293 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0299 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0289 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0288 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0276 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0284 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0275 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0287 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0309 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0338 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.04 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0415 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0403 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0407 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0397 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0359 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0353 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0334 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0328 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0329 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0335 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0333 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0333 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0318 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0302 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0295 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0291 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0293 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0279 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0278 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0276 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0277 kg per person | +0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0277 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1436 kg per person, 19% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises 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 | +35.0% | 0.024 kg per person | 0.0324 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0377 kg per person | 0.024 kg per person | 0.0542 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0282 kg per person | 0.0212 kg per person | 0.0347 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0268 kg per person | 0.024 kg per person | 0.0298 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0288 kg per person | 0.0275 kg per person | 0.0309 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0373 kg per person | 0.0328 kg per person | 0.0415 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0312 kg per person | 0.0288 kg per person | 0.0335 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0278 kg per person | 0.0276 kg per person | 0.0279 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Canada?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Canada was 0.0277 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0542 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0212 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Canada ranks 137th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.