Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 1.34 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.34 kg per person for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.29 kg per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.5812 kg per person, in 2009.
That places Saudi Arabia 23rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.67 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.66 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.64 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.63 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 1.62 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.61 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.59 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.58 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.58 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.57 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.57 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 1.55 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.54 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.57 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.62 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.61 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.54 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.73 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 1.67 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.68 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.45 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 2.05 kg per person | +41.6% |
| 1983 | 2.29 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 2.16 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.96 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 2.02 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.78 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 1.54 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 1.46 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.43 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.4 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.41 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.4 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.41 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.37 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.35 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.24 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.19 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.17 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.17 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9832 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.936 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9198 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9784 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9888 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9017 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8642 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7163 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5812 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8718 kg per person | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9622 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9257 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9956 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.765 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7335 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7136 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7202 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7442 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7493 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.33 kg per person | +77.0% |
| 2021 | 1.36 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.62 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 1.34 kg per person | -17.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.34 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1436 kg per person, 9.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.34 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4707 kg per person, 2.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +77.0% | 0.7493 kg per person | 1.33 kg per person |
| 2010 | +50.0% | 0.5812 kg per person | 0.8718 kg per person |
| 1982 | +41.6% | 1.45 kg per person | 2.05 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 kg per person | 1.58 kg per person | 1.67 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.6 kg per person | 1.54 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 kg per person | 1.45 kg per person | 2.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 1.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9042 kg per person | 0.5812 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8181 kg per person | 0.7136 kg per person | 0.9956 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 kg per person | 1.33 kg per person | 1.62 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Saudi Arabia?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Saudi Arabia was 1.34 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 kg per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5812 kg per person in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.