All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Italy
Italy: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 210.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Italy is 210.84 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Italy peaked at 347.4 kg per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 210.84 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Italy ranks 96th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 338.62 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 329.22 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 318.01 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 305.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 316.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 319.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 323.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 324.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 329.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 319.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 300.14 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 295.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 295.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 289.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 287 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 293.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 302.43 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 301.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 308.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 312.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 314.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 313.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 318.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 341 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 345.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 346.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 347.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 346.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 347.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 338.87 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 328.1 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 320.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 312.32 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 312.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 310.71 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 311.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 312.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 310.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 309.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 310.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 228.55 kg per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 261.12 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 253.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 250.24 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 246.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 245.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 247.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 250.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 248.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 247.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 241.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 233.95 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 233.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 230.89 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 231.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 236.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 234.71 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 225.78 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 225.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 228.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 220.13 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 213.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 210.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 210.84 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 194.09 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 210.84 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 146.78 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -26.4% | 310.62 kg per square kilometre | 228.55 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 322.72 kg per square kilometre | 305.64 kg per square kilometre | 338.62 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 299.39 kg per square kilometre | 287 kg per square kilometre | 319.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 333.38 kg per square kilometre | 312.33 kg per square kilometre | 347.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 316.61 kg per square kilometre | 309.2 kg per square kilometre | 338.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 254.28 kg per square kilometre | 228.55 kg per square kilometre | 310.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 234.19 kg per square kilometre | 225.46 kg per square kilometre | 247.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.12 kg per square kilometre | 210.84 kg per square kilometre | 228.11 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Italy?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Italy was 210.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 347.4 kg per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 210.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Italy ranks 96th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.