Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Canada
Canada: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.1261 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Canada stood at 0.1261 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Canada peaked at 0.1451 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0563 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
That places Canada 157th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1105 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1045 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0949 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0888 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0801 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 0.071 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0677 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0614 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0563 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0771 kg per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0797 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0861 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0825 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0773 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0726 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0669 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.057 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0566 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0621 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0708 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0773 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0834 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0825 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0803 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0749 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0714 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0708 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.076 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0818 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0868 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0917 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0946 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0923 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0933 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0901 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0938 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0916 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0966 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1046 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1157 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1383 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.145 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1424 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1451 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1427 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1305 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1293 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.124 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1231 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1248 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1284 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1289 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1303 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1256 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1203 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.119 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1188 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1211 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1208 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1183 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1212 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1224 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1261 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1261 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.75 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre 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 | +36.9% | 0.0563 kg per square kilometre | 0.0771 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0817 kg per square kilometre | 0.0563 kg per square kilometre | 0.1105 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0718 kg per square kilometre | 0.0566 kg per square kilometre | 0.0861 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0769 kg per square kilometre | 0.0708 kg per square kilometre | 0.0834 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0936 kg per square kilometre | 0.0868 kg per square kilometre | 0.1046 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1336 kg per square kilometre | 0.1157 kg per square kilometre | 0.1451 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1238 kg per square kilometre | 0.1188 kg per square kilometre | 0.1303 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.122 kg per square kilometre | 0.1183 kg per square kilometre | 0.1261 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 154 Japan 0.141 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Nicaragua 0.1378 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Costa Rica 0.1351 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Suriname 0.0936 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea 0.0384 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
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 0.1261 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1451 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0563 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Canada ranks 157th 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 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.