All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Italy
Italy: All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre was 1,037 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Italy stood at 1,037 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Italy peaked at 1,769 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,036 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
Italy ranks 20th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,532 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,522 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1,495 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 1,461 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 1,538 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 1,557 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1,578 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1,606 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 1,698 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 1,718 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 1,624 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 1,610 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1,653 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1,622 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1,626 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1,665 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1,669 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1,685 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1,709 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1,707 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,718 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,602 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 1,756 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 1,760 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1,738 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,730 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,752 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1,747 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,769 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1,604 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 1,582 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,506 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1,488 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1,425 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1,489 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1,418 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1,435 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1,428 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,424 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,306 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 1,368 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1,339 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1,340 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,308 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,299 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,340 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1,338 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,345 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,320 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,331 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,305 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,294 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,318 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,324 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,062 kg per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 1,061 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,347 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 1,046 kg per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 1,036 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,037 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,037 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 454.28 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,037 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 473.33 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre 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 | +26.9% | 1,061 kg per square kilometre | 1,347 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,554 kg per square kilometre | 1,461 kg per square kilometre | 1,698 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,647 kg per square kilometre | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | 1,718 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,722 kg per square kilometre | 1,602 kg per square kilometre | 1,760 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,514 kg per square kilometre | 1,418 kg per square kilometre | 1,769 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,336 kg per square kilometre | 1,299 kg per square kilometre | 1,424 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | 1,061 kg per square kilometre | 1,345 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,117 kg per square kilometre | 1,036 kg per square kilometre | 1,347 kg per square kilometre | 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 square in Italy?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Italy was 1,037 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1,769 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,036 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.