All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Spain
Spain: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1,987 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,987 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
56th
of 170 countries
All-time high
2,338 kg per square kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
1,405 kg per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1,987 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Spain peaked at 2,338 kg per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,405 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Spain ranks 56th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,592 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,548 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 1,507 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 1,484 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 1,431 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 1,460 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 1,483 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 1,537 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1,549 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 1,558 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1,549 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1,589 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1,533 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 1,531 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,543 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1,568 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 1,588 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1,540 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1,570 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1,578 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1,761 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 1,740 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 1,742 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,732 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1,849 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 1,752 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 2,033 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 2,046 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2,041 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 2,080 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 2,075 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,078 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2,064 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,094 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2,036 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 2,165 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 2,212 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2,237 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2,265 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2,308 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2,329 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,338 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,333 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,306 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,295 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,325 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2,197 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 2,204 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,153 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2,081 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2,042 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,034 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,081 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2,188 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 2,200 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2,232 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,029 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 2,033 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,275 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 2,088 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 2,044 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,987 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1,987 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1,987 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,494 kg per square kilometre | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | 1,592 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,555 kg per square kilometre | 1,531 kg per square kilometre | 1,589 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,780 kg per square kilometre | 1,570 kg per square kilometre | 2,046 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,108 kg per square kilometre | 2,036 kg per square kilometre | 2,237 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,290 kg per square kilometre | 2,197 kg per square kilometre | 2,338 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,107 kg per square kilometre | 2,029 kg per square kilometre | 2,232 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,099 kg per square kilometre | 1,987 kg per square kilometre | 2,275 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 Spain?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Spain was 1,987 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,338 kg per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,405 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Spain rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Spain ranks 56th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.