Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Comoros
Comoros: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 32.77 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Comoros, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 32.77 kg per square kilometre for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Comoros peaked at 33.01 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.83 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Comoros ranks 70th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 5.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 5.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 5.98 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 6.62 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 7.19 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 7.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 7.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 7.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 8.27 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 8.91 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 10.18 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 10.81 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 11.45 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 10.43 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 11.2 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 12.09 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 12.98 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 13.99 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 15.01 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 15.9 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 16.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 16.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15.27 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 15.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 16.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 20.36 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1991 | 22.9 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 22.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 23.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 23.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 24.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 24.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 25.44 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 26.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 26.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 26.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 27.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 29.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 30.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 30.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 31.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 31.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 32.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 32.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 32.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 33.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 32.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 32.77 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.87 kg per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 32.77 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.97 kg per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Comoros 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +25.7% | 16.2 kg per square kilometre | 20.36 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1 kg per square kilometre | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | 7.38 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.8 kg per square kilometre | 7.63 kg per square kilometre | 11.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.02 kg per square kilometre | 12.09 kg per square kilometre | 16.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.34 kg per square kilometre | 20.36 kg per square kilometre | 25.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.05 kg per square kilometre | 26.08 kg per square kilometre | 29.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7 kg per square kilometre | 29.26 kg per square kilometre | 32.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.78 kg per square kilometre | 32.59 kg per square kilometre | 33.01 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 67 Guinea 35.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 68 Saint Lucia 34.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 69 Sierra Leone 32.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 71 Montenegro 32.7 kg per square kilometre compare
- 72 Cuba 32.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 France 31.95 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Comoros
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.264 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.33 % 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 % 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 Comoros?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Comoros was 32.77 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 33.01 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.83 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Comoros rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Comoros ranks 70th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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.