All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches in Ireland
Ireland: All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches was 9.15 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 9.15 kg per person for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Ireland peaked at 17.45 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.15 kg per person, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 24th 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 left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.2 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 13.29 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 13.34 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 13.45 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 13.77 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 14.39 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 14.07 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 13.7 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 13.5 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 13.5 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 13.67 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 13.59 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 14.02 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 14.52 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 14.21 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 13.47 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 13.21 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 13.01 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 12.56 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 12.38 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 11.7 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 11.61 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 11.77 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 11.97 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 12.3 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 12.46 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 12.65 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 13.33 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 14.22 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 15.37 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 15.67 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 15.75 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 15.92 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 15.74 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 15.52 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 15.32 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 15.24 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 15.61 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 15.51 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 17.45 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 16.96 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 16.48 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 15.86 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 15.53 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 14.79 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 14.02 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 13.13 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 12.5 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 12.12 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 11.73 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 11.65 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.18 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 12.12 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.14 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.12 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.29 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.27 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.18 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 10 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.74 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 9.81 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.56 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 9.15 kg per person | -4.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 9.15 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.46 kg per person, 6.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 9.15 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.66 kg per person, 5.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.64 kg per person | 13.2 kg per person | 14.39 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.58 kg per person | 12.56 kg per person | 14.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.44 kg per person | 11.61 kg per person | 14.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.57 kg per person | 15.24 kg per person | 15.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.89 kg per person | 12.12 kg per person | 17.45 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.67 kg per person | 10 kg per person | 12.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.57 kg per person | 9.15 kg per person | 9.81 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Ireland?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Ireland was 9.15 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.45 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.15 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. 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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.