All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Greece
Greece: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1,658 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Greece is 1,658 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Greece peaked at 2,692 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,604 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
Greece ranks 68th of 170 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.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,692 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,608 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 2,563 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 2,462 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 2,373 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 2,353 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 2,383 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 2,393 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2,337 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 2,302 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 2,273 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 2,321 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2,404 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 2,574 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 2,562 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 2,555 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 2,498 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 2,415 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 2,379 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 2,359 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2,363 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2,323 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 2,317 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2,305 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2,297 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2,307 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 2,291 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 2,360 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 2,370 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2,363 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2,322 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 2,317 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,318 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,319 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,331 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2,351 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 2,357 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,361 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,368 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,390 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2,379 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2,385 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,372 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2,385 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,344 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2,328 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,333 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,328 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,294 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,314 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,281 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,261 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,203 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 2,163 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2,079 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2,047 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,074 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,934 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1,798 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1,699 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 1,684 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,604 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1,658 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1,658 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1,658 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,463 kg per square kilometre | 2,337 kg per square kilometre | 2,692 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,428 kg per square kilometre | 2,273 kg per square kilometre | 2,574 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,329 kg per square kilometre | 2,291 kg per square kilometre | 2,370 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,341 kg per square kilometre | 2,317 kg per square kilometre | 2,368 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,354 kg per square kilometre | 2,294 kg per square kilometre | 2,390 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,116 kg per square kilometre | 1,798 kg per square kilometre | 2,314 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,661 kg per square kilometre | 1,604 kg per square kilometre | 1,699 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Greece?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Greece was 1,658 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2,692 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,604 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Greece ranks 68th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure 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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.