All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Italy
Italy: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 2,166 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2,166 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Italy peaked at 3,511 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2,166 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Italy 51st out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,237 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3,195 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 3,115 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 3,024 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 3,163 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 3,197 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 3,241 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 3,283 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 3,435 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 3,422 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 3,212 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 3,165 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 3,220 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 3,146 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 3,107 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 3,160 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 3,240 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 3,244 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 3,286 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 3,327 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 3,332 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 3,341 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3,203 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 3,486 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 3,511 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 3,481 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 3,470 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3,492 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 3,483 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3,473 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3,229 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 3,167 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 3,032 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 3,008 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2,920 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 2,987 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2,918 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 2,928 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,921 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,922 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,504 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 2,690 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 2,621 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2,613 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,554 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 2,546 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,549 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,607 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2,597 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,604 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,542 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 2,534 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,502 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,478 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,486 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,524 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,523 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,250 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 2,246 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,542 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 2,207 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 2,174 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 2,166 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2,166 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2,166 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,210 kg per square kilometre | 3,024 kg per square kilometre | 3,435 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,220 kg per square kilometre | 3,107 kg per square kilometre | 3,422 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,413 kg per square kilometre | 3,203 kg per square kilometre | 3,511 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,058 kg per square kilometre | 2,918 kg per square kilometre | 3,473 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,620 kg per square kilometre | 2,504 kg per square kilometre | 2,922 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,469 kg per square kilometre | 2,246 kg per square kilometre | 2,604 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,273 kg per square kilometre | 2,166 kg per square kilometre | 2,542 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 48 Senegal 2,284 kg per square kilometre compare
- 49 Jamaica 2,268 kg per square kilometre compare
- 50 Singapore 2,189 kg per square kilometre compare
- 52 Antigua and Barbuda 2,150 kg per square kilometre compare
- 53 Kuwait 2,135 kg per square kilometre compare
- 54 Guinea-Bissau 2,051 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Italy?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Italy was 2,166 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3,511 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,166 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Italy ranks 51st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.