Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Belize
Belize: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 1.69 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1.69 kg per square kilometre for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Belize peaked at 1.69 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1573 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Belize ranks 133rd of 159 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises in Belize, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2155 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2097 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2155 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.208 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1782 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1573 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1678 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1782 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1887 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2516 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2569 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2621 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2726 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2839 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2936 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.304 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.325 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3355 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.346 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3644 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.367 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.367 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.367 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.271 kg per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1782 kg per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2645 kg per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2848 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1884 kg per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3585 kg per square kilometre | +90.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2985 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2647 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 0.367 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4194 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4403 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4249 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6719 kg per square kilometre | +58.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6568 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6568 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7811 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8146 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.69 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.73 kg per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.69 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.09 kg per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +90.3% | 0.1884 kg per square kilometre | 0.3585 kg per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +58.1% | 0.4249 kg per square kilometre | 0.6719 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +48.4% | 0.1782 kg per square kilometre | 0.2645 kg per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -34.2% | 0.271 kg per square kilometre | 0.1782 kg per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -33.8% | 0.2848 kg per square kilometre | 0.1884 kg per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +33.3% | 0.1887 kg per square kilometre | 0.2516 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.191 kg per square kilometre | 0.1573 kg per square kilometre | 0.2155 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2868 kg per square kilometre | 0.2516 kg per square kilometre | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3372 kg per square kilometre | 0.271 kg per square kilometre | 0.367 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2938 kg per square kilometre | 0.1782 kg per square kilometre | 0.4194 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7862 kg per square kilometre | 0.4249 kg per square kilometre | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 130 Ukraine 2.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Poland 2.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Paraguay 1.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Central African Republic 1.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Myanmar 1.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bahamas 1.58 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % 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 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Belize?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Belize was 1.69 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1573 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Belize rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Belize ranks 133rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.