Sheep: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 0.473 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Mauritius stood at 0.473 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Mauritius peaked at 1.59 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1824 kg per square kilometre, in 2008.
Mauritius ranks 90th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.589 kg per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 1967 | 0.589 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.589 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.589 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8246 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1972 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9425 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8836 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8246 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8246 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8246 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8246 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8246 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7657 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8246 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9425 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7621 kg per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 0.402 kg per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1885 kg per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1824 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2383 kg per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2382 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2312 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2648 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3006 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.326 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3296 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3407 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3514 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4558 kg per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5535 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.554 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6028 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.523 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.473 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.473 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.33 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +66.7% | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | 0.8246 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.589 kg per square kilometre | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.999 kg per square kilometre | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9189 kg per square kilometre | 0.7657 kg per square kilometre | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 0.8246 kg per square kilometre | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8042 kg per square kilometre | 0.1824 kg per square kilometre | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3392 kg per square kilometre | 0.2312 kg per square kilometre | 0.5535 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5382 kg per square kilometre | 0.473 kg per square kilometre | 0.6028 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 87 Namibia 0.6579 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Bhutan 0.5016 kg per square kilometre compare
- 89 Egypt 0.4785 kg per square kilometre compare
- 91 Sri Lanka 0.4232 kg per square kilometre compare
- 92 Madagascar 0.3936 kg per square kilometre compare
- 93 Equatorial Guinea 0.3554 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % 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 management (manure treated, n content), per square in Mauritius?
- Sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Mauritius was 0.473 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1824 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Mauritius ranks 90th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.