Buffalo — Manure management in Italy
Italy: Buffalo — Manure management was 18.28 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Buffalo — Manure management in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for buffalo — manure management in Italy is 18.28 million kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — manure management in Italy peaked at 18.28 million kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 790,923 kg, in 1961.
That places Italy 10th out of 60 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Buffalo — Manure management in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 790,923 kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.34 million kg | +70.0% |
| 1963 | 1.63 million kg | +20.9% |
| 1964 | 1.80 million kg | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 1.88 million kg | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 1.89 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.89 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.96 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 2.03 million kg | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 2.14 million kg | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 2.40 million kg | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 2.55 million kg | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 2.94 million kg | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 3.50 million kg | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 3.93 million kg | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 3.62 million kg | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 3.33 million kg | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 3.55 million kg | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 3.74 million kg | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 3.91 million kg | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 4.50 million kg | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 4.71 million kg | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 4.71 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 4.75 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.39 million kg | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 4.44 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 4.49 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.59 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 4.68 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.94 million kg | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 4.15 million kg | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 3.66 million kg | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 4.53 million kg | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 4.43 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.76 million kg | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 6.52 million kg | +37.0% |
| 1997 | 6.59 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 7.12 million kg | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 8.79 million kg | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 8.00 million kg | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 8.00 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.51 million kg | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 8.13 million kg | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 9.82 million kg | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 9.23 million kg | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 9.01 million kg | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 10.15 million kg | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 13.50 million kg | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 15.12 million kg | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 16.04 million kg | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 15.57 million kg | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 15.33 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 17.69 million kg | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 16.23 million kg | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 16.45 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 16.92 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 17.61 million kg | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 17.61 million kg | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.68 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.89 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 17.99 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.28 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 18.28 million kg | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 18.28 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,571 kg, 3999.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo — Manure management 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +70.0% | 790,923 kg | 1.34 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 million kg | 790,923 kg | 2.03 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.17 million kg | 2.14 million kg | 3.93 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.52 million kg | 3.91 million kg | 4.75 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.55 million kg | 3.66 million kg | 8.79 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.95 million kg | 8.00 million kg | 15.12 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.71 million kg | 15.33 million kg | 17.69 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.11 million kg | 17.89 million kg | 18.28 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 7 Nepal 27.60 million kg compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 2.70 million kg compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.43 million kg compare
- 8 OECD 22.02 million kg compare
- 9 Indonesia 20.30 million kg compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 109,662 kg compare
- 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kg
- 10 Micronesia 0 kg
- 11 Thailand 17.77 million kg compare
- 12 Bangladesh 13.58 million kg compare
- 13 Cambodia 13.29 million kg compare
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 buffalo — manure management in Italy?
- Buffalo — manure management in Italy was 18.28 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — manure management recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 18.28 million kg in 2022.
- What is the lowest buffalo — manure management recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 790,923 kg in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for buffalo — manure management?
- Italy ranks 10th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is buffalo — manure management rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Buffalo — Manure management (manure treated, N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).