All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Italy
Italy: All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 5.2 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Italy stood at 5.2 kg per person.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Italy peaked at 9.39 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.19 kg per person, in 2022.
That places Italy 54th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.91 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 8.8 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 8.58 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 8.32 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 8.68 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 8.72 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 8.77 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 8.87 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 9.33 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 9.39 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 8.83 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 8.71 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 8.88 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 8.65 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 8.49 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 8.58 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 8.75 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 8.74 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 8.8 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 8.91 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 8.89 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 8.94 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 8.33 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 9.13 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 9.15 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 9.03 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 8.99 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 9.1 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.07 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 9.17 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 8.31 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 8.19 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.79 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 7.7 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.37 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 7.7 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 7.33 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 7.42 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 7.38 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 7.39 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.78 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 7.09 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 6.9 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.85 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.65 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 6.58 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.54 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.69 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.64 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.65 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.5 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.54 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.4 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 6.35 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.38 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.48 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.52 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.25 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 5.26 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.7 kg per person | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 5.23 kg per person | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 5.19 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.2 kg per person | +0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 5.2 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.02 kg per person, 86% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 5.2 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.83 kg per person, 66% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.5% | 5.26 kg per person | 6.7 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.78 kg per person | 8.32 kg per person | 9.33 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.78 kg per person | 8.49 kg per person | 9.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.95 kg per person | 8.33 kg per person | 9.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.84 kg per person | 7.33 kg per person | 9.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.81 kg per person | 6.54 kg per person | 7.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 kg per person | 5.25 kg per person | 6.65 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.58 kg per person | 5.19 kg per person | 6.7 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Italy?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Italy was 5.2 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 kg per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.19 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Italy ranks 54th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.