All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Ireland
Ireland: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 1,498 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Ireland stood at 1,498 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Ireland peaked at 1,601 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,050 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Ireland 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,055 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,065 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1,092 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 1,219 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 1,246 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1,254 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 1,264 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1,304 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 1,271 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1,354 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 1,435 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 1,428 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1,383 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1,406 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1,427 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1,428 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,429 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,361 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1,354 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,376 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1,387 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1,394 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,379 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1,346 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1,325 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1,319 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,349 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1,368 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1,369 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,372 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,380 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,388 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,401 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,436 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1,466 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1,479 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,481 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,486 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,469 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,467 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,433 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,438 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,424 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,421 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,416 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,374 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,448 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,472 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,498 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,571 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,601 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,470 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 1,486 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,495 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,530 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,510 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,498 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1,498 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.06 kg per square kilometre, 17.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1,498 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 178.95 kg per square kilometre, 8.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,155 kg per square kilometre | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,370 kg per square kilometre | 1,264 kg per square kilometre | 1,435 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,367 kg per square kilometre | 1,319 kg per square kilometre | 1,429 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,401 kg per square kilometre | 1,349 kg per square kilometre | 1,479 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,451 kg per square kilometre | 1,416 kg per square kilometre | 1,486 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | 1,601 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,508 kg per square kilometre | 1,495 kg per square kilometre | 1,530 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Ireland?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Ireland was 1,498 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,601 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,050 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from 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.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from 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.