Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Egypt
Egypt: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 4.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 4.74 kg per square kilometre for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Egypt peaked at 13.3 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.69 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Egypt 116th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.69 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 4.86 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 4.6 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 4.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 4.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 4.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 4.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 4.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 4.17 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 3.79 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 4.99 kg per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1982 | 6.3 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1983 | 7.5 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1984 | 8.26 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 8.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 8.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 9.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 9.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 8.28 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 8 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 10.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 9.33 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 11.78 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1995 | 10.04 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 10.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 10.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 10.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 10.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 10.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 11.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 12.14 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 11.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 11.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 12.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 12.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 13 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 13.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.76 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 12.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 12.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.62 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 11.49 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 4.95 kg per square kilometre | -56.9% |
| 2020 | 4.6 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 4.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.07 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4.74 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.87 kg per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4.74 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.49 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -56.9% | 11.49 kg per square kilometre | 4.95 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +31.8% | 3.79 kg per square kilometre | 4.99 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.34 kg per square kilometre | 3.69 kg per square kilometre | 4.86 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | 4.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.47 kg per square kilometre | 3.79 kg per square kilometre | 9.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.08 kg per square kilometre | 8 kg per square kilometre | 11.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.23 kg per square kilometre | 10.63 kg per square kilometre | 13.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.04 kg per square kilometre | 4.95 kg per square kilometre | 13.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.76 kg per square kilometre | 4.6 kg per square kilometre | 5.07 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °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 4.56 % 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 -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Egypt?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Egypt was 4.74 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Egypt ranks 116th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.