Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 34.61 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Saint Lucia is 34.61 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Saint Lucia peaked at 61.55 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.62 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Saint Lucia 68th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.62 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 29.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 29.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 31.36 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 31.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 31.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 31.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 31.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 32.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 32.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 33.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 35.28 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 40.94 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1974 | 39.2 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 40.94 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 42.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 44.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 46.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 47.88 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 49.8 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 51.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 53.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 56.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 58.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 58.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 58.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 59.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 60.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 60.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 61.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 58.81 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 56.85 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 54.89 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 52.93 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 50.57 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 48.96 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 49.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 49.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 49.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.05 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 49.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 49.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39.2 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 30.33 kg per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 35.28 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 39.2 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 39.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 35.02 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 40.74 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 39.65 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 37.86 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 37.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 36.61 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 37.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 36.48 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 35.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 35.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 34.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 34.61 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.73 kg per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 34.61 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.09 kg per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.71 kg per square kilometre | 28.62 kg per square kilometre | 32.15 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.38 kg per square kilometre | 32.93 kg per square kilometre | 47.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.77 kg per square kilometre | 49.8 kg per square kilometre | 60.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.16 kg per square kilometre | 48.96 kg per square kilometre | 61.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.61 kg per square kilometre | 30.33 kg per square kilometre | 49.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.48 kg per square kilometre | 35.02 kg per square kilometre | 41.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.52 kg per square kilometre | 34.61 kg per square kilometre | 36.48 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 65 Mongolia 37.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 66 Afghanistan 37.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 67 Guinea 35.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 69 Sierra Leone 32.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 70 Comoros 32.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 71 Montenegro 32.7 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % 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 -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Saint Lucia?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Saint Lucia was 34.61 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.55 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.62 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Saint Lucia ranks 68th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.