All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ireland
Ireland: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 7,039 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 7,039 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland peaked at 8,202 kg per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,148 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Ireland ranks 4th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,150 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5,148 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,213 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 5,307 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 5,530 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 5,851 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 5,888 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 5,845 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 5,861 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 5,896 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 6,075 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 6,037 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 6,394 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 6,772 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 6,739 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 6,506 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 6,549 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 6,600 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 6,539 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 6,537 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,233 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 6,214 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 6,315 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 6,392 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 6,477 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 6,470 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 6,412 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 6,485 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 6,649 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 6,992 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 7,150 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 7,201 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 7,269 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 7,284 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7,294 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 7,321 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 7,454 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7,663 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 7,723 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8,202 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 8,165 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 8,093 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 8,001 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 7,984 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 7,810 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 7,730 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 7,562 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 7,457 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 7,385 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 7,167 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 7,142 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7,435 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 7,519 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 7,603 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 7,691 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7,980 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 8,105 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 7,062 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 7,090 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7,192 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7,230 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 7,147 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 7,039 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 7,039 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 7,039 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,533 kg per square kilometre | 5,148 kg per square kilometre | 5,888 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,411 kg per square kilometre | 5,896 kg per square kilometre | 6,772 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,418 kg per square kilometre | 6,214 kg per square kilometre | 6,649 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,335 kg per square kilometre | 6,992 kg per square kilometre | 7,723 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,839 kg per square kilometre | 7,385 kg per square kilometre | 8,202 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,479 kg per square kilometre | 7,062 kg per square kilometre | 8,105 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,152 kg per square kilometre | 7,039 kg per square kilometre | 7,230 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland was 7,039 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,202 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,148 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.