All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre was 3,364 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 3,364 kg per square kilometre for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Ireland peaked at 3,829 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,389 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Ireland 5th 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: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,409 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,389 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 2,424 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 2,470 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 2,589 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 2,755 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 2,806 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 2,796 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 2,819 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 2,843 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2,938 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 2,916 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 3,104 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 3,301 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 3,287 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 3,176 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 3,209 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 3,242 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 3,225 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 3,228 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 3,074 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 3,056 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 3,096 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 3,116 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3,136 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 3,114 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 3,052 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 3,038 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 3,067 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 3,187 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 3,263 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3,282 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3,305 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 3,333 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 3,363 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3,391 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3,482 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 3,570 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 3,605 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3,689 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3,688 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,663 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 3,644 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3,637 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,578 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3,570 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,519 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3,498 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3,485 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,374 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 3,354 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3,477 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3,537 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3,575 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3,616 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3,765 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3,829 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3,354 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 3,369 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3,495 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 3,451 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3,400 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 3,364 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 3,364 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 454.28 kg per square kilometre, 7.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 3,364 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 473.33 kg per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,606 kg per square kilometre | 2,389 kg per square kilometre | 2,819 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,124 kg per square kilometre | 2,843 kg per square kilometre | 3,301 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,098 kg per square kilometre | 3,038 kg per square kilometre | 3,228 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,378 kg per square kilometre | 3,187 kg per square kilometre | 3,605 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,597 kg per square kilometre | 3,485 kg per square kilometre | 3,689 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,525 kg per square kilometre | 3,354 kg per square kilometre | 3,829 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,428 kg per square kilometre | 3,364 kg per square kilometre | 3,495 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Ireland?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Ireland was 3,364 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,829 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,389 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. 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 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.